Leeds transfer news: Jesse Marsch reveals assurances from club whatever happens in season finale

Jesse Marsch has been told by the Leeds hierarchy that plans are in place to safeguard the club’s playing budget even if they are relegated from the Premier League on Sunday.

Leeds’ two-season stay in the English top flight will be cut short if they fail to better Burnley’s result on the final day of the season when they head to Brentford and the Clarets take on Newcastle at Turf Moor.

But Marsch insists Leeds will still be “very secure” financially even if they fail to stay up.

The American said: “We’ve not had any communication other than to say they (the board) have done some behind-the-scenes planning to make sure we’re in good shape in any direction the season may go in.

“That financially with the player pool, what the future may bring, that we’re very secure and able to move forward in a positive direction, which they said to me at the very beginning.

“Before I came here, and I asked the questions about what it would be like if it goes in this direction, or what it would look like if it goes in that direction.

“They were clear that they had a plan, they were able to map out what some of that plan looks like – there is clarity already.

“In that sense, they’ve kind of left me alone to not have to focus on anything other than the job at hand and do everything I can to keep us up.”

Both Leeds and Burnley have 35 points but United are in the relegation zone due to their far inferior goal difference.

And speaking ahead of Sunday’s 4pm kick-off, Marsch said he will be kept updated on the score at Turf Moor.

“You need to know a little bit about what’s going on in another match and how to manage that throughout the game and at half-time,” he said.

“We’ll have communication with our team at half-time for sure and throughout