Here is your Leeds United digest for Wednesday, August 19.
Marcelo Bielsa contract update
Marcelo Bielsa is very close to signing a new contract with Leeds United as he focuses all of his energy on making the team ready for the Premier League.
Chief executive Angus Kinnear told The Square Ball’s podcast he was meeting with Bielsa and director of football Victor Orta on a daily basis to discuss United’s future.
While the club is not yet in a position to announce Bielsa is staying, behind the scenes the Argentine is working at full tilt on their Premier League odyssey.
“We’re really close,” said Kinnear.
Ollie Watkins round-up
Leeds United are attempting to improve their side ahead of the club's return to the Premier League.
Ollie Watkins is one of the players that the Whites have been linked with as they bid to increase their attacking options.
Marcelo Bielsa has worked wonders at Elland Road to lead Leeds back to the top-flight, particularly after the heartbreaking end to his first season at the club.
The Argentine has already added a number of names to his squad but is looking to continue his transfer business before the season starts in September.
Kinnear discusses Elland Road expansion
Leeds United are formalising their grand plan for demolishing Elland Road’s West Stand and erecting a new build to take capacity up to 50,000.
Speaking on The Square Ball’s podcast, chief executive Angus Kinnear laid out the very latest on the plan, first mentioned last October, to transform United’s home.
In artist’s impressions shown around the club’s centenary last year, the West Stand was visualised at the same height as the East Stand.
Now, Kinnear has admitted the process has moved forward to establishing how they would go about the demolition and build, during a season, while limiting the existing capacity for matches.
