Leeds appoint ex-Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch to replace Bielsa

Leeds United have appointed former RB Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch as their new manager to replace the sacked Marcelo Bielsa, the Premier League club said on Monday. "The club can today announce the appointment of Jesse Marsch as the club's new head coach, pending international clearance," Leeds said in a statement. His contract will run until June 2025 and his first game in charge will be Saturday's Premier League trip to Leicester City.

Marsch, from the US, managed the United States National team from 2001 to 2007 and has coached New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig in the past decade.