{"id":44568,"date":"2025-04-23T18:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44568\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T18:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:57:10","slug":"leeds-united-considering-sacking-daniel-farke-in-shock-move-just-days-after-premier-league-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44568\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United &#8216;considering sacking Daniel Farke&#8217; in shock move just days after Premier League promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United are reportedly considering whether to sack Daniel Farke, despite the German guided them to promotion back to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites are currently top of the Championship table and secured a return to the top flight with a 6-0 victory over Stoke City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, however, Elland Road bosses have reservations about whether the German is the right man to ensure top-flight survival, which is viewed as vital for the club&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>No final decision has been made, with club officials aware that such a controversial move could backfire given his popularity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3f530\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"678b83a7fa1faa8c059184646612aab5\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%203376%202480'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leeds-united-daniel-farke.jpg\" width=\"3376\" height=\"2480\" alt=\"Leeds United Daniel Farke\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United are reportedly considering whether to sack Daniel Farke, despite the German guided them to promotion back to the Premier League<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates are already being examined ahead of what is described as a pivotal moment for the Yorkshire club.<\/p>\n<p>Farke is arguably the Championship&#8217;s most successful manager, having led both Norwich City (twice) and Leeds to promotion.<\/p>\n<p>His three full seasons in England&#8217;s second tier have produced remarkable points tallies of 94, 97, and 90.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds currently sit on 94 points with two games remaining in their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This consistent success in securing promotion has established Farke as one of the most reliable managers for Championship clubs seeking a return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUST IN:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-erica-stoll-relationship-update-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll relationship update as golf star leaves the UK after Masters triumph<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"67604\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"9cfc7652ae6eb5f3c6055fb7c67f2509\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205826%204000'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leeds-stoke.jpg\" width=\"5826\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"Leeds Stoke\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United hit Stoke City for six on Monday as they secured promotion to the Premier League<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p>However, Farke&#8217;s Premier League record at Norwich City has triggered concerns among Leeds&#8217; US-based owners, 49ers Enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>In his first top-flight season with Norwich, the Canaries finished bottom with just 21 points, 14 points from safety.<\/p>\n<p>He was sacked early in his second Premier League campaign after collecting only five points from 11 matches.<\/p>\n<p>This disappointing top-flight performance history has led Leeds&#8217; ownership to question whether Farke can deliver the Premier League survival they consider essential.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds face significant financial challenges in building a Premier League-ready squad, with an outlay exceeding the \u00a3107m spent by Ipswich likely needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/oscar-pistorius-life-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar Pistorius&#8217; life now explained a year on after first picture of released killer emerged<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Complying with Premier League profit and sustainability rules presents a major hurdle for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Financial accounts are evaluated over a three-year period, and Leeds will be recorded as a Championship club for two of those years.<\/p>\n<p>This reduced revenue means players will need to be sold to balance the books.<\/p>\n<p>Whether suitable buyers can be found at acceptable prices remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>The club is also planning to expand Elland Road, though infrastructure spending is exempt from PSR calculations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATEST SPORTS NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Names such as Jose Mourinho have previously been linked with the Leeds job.<\/p>\n<p>However, the club is keen to find a lesser-known manager should they decide to replace Farke.<\/p>\n<p>This approach follows the success of Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Leeds had attempted to appoint Iraola before turning to Farke.<\/p>\n<p>The club made an approach for the Spanish coach but were blocked by his then-employers Rayo Vallecano.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"f18df\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"7f3a73d20b6ac09791fef110f284f8c8\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201956%202640'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745434630_492_leeds-united.jpg\" width=\"1956\" height=\"2640\" alt=\"Leeds United\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United know sacking Daniel Farke is a decision that could backfire given his popularity at the club<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p>Leeds are unlikely to make any change unless they have a replacement lined up who they firmly believe will succeed.<\/p>\n<p>The potential backlash from supporters presents a significant risk for Leeds&#8217; ownership if they proceed with replacing Farke.<\/p>\n<p>Should a new manager get off to a poor start, the atmosphere at Elland Road could quickly deteriorate.<\/p>\n<p>Club officials recognise this danger, acknowledging that such a controversial decision could alienate fans who have celebrated Farke&#8217;s promotion success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United are reportedly considering whether to sack Daniel Farke, despite the German guided them to promotion back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,94,4884,1860,512,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-44568","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-sgg","14":"tag-sport","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114388811515127565","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}