Daniel Farke to Leeds: Former Norwich manager in advanced talks to take over vacancy at Elland Road.
Farke won the Championship twice with Norwich in 2019 and 2021 over a four-year spell; the German was manager of Borussia Monchengladbach last season but finished tenth in the Bundesliga and was sacked; Leeds begin the Championship season at home to Cardiff on August 6, live on Sky Sports
Former Norwich City and Borussia Monchengladbach boss Daniel Farke is in advanced talks to become the new Leeds United manager, Sky Sports News understands.
Farke was the manager of Bundesliga club Gladbach last season, but was sacked after just one campaign after guiding the club to a 10th-placed finish.
An appointment at Leeds would be Farke’s first job in English football since his four-year spell at Norwich – where he won the Championship twice in 2019 and 2021 before being sacked by the club nearly two years ago.
After his spell at Norwich, Farke was appointed as manager of Russian club Krasnodar in January 2022, but left the club two months later without managing any games for them following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
permanent replacement for Sam Allardyce, following the club’s relegation from the Premier League in May.
