To that end, both the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph went big on claims that Farke<\/a> could be instantly removed from his position, with both Jose Mourinho and Ange Postecoglou among the high-profile \u2013 albeit fanciful \u2013 names linked with the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, The Athletic claim owners 49ers Enterprises have absolutely no plans to replace Farke as manager and are understood to be frustrated by the timing of the news \u2013 coming as it did less than 48 hours after Leeds\u2019 promotion was confirmed.<\/p>\n Farke himself has also offered a classy response to rumours over his future.<\/p>\n Asked if he felt \u2018disrespected\u2019 by the rumours, he told a press conference:\u00a0\u201cNot at all, it\u2019s not surprising.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew for which club I signed, I\u2019m not sure how many managers Leeds had in the last 20 years, but it\u2019s a good effort if you last for three months.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce you sign a contract, there\u2019s lots of pressure, noise, expectations.<\/p>\n \u201cOn a weekly basis, someone is linked. It\u2019s nothing new.<\/p>\n \u201cNewspapers need shock tactics sometimes to sell their stories, but this is nothing new.\u201d<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS<\/strong>\u00a0\u26aa\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd35\u00a0The dream Leeds Utd XI to ensure Prem survival, boosted by double Liverpool signing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Farke talks transfers and need to \u2018prove himself\u2019 with Leeds<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite that, a portion of supporters do have doubts over Farke\u2019s qualities of leading Leeds in the Premier League, with close to 24% of fans surveyed deciding he should be axed.<\/p>\n I would 100% back Farke with Leeds in the Premier League. He led us there and deserves that chance. Let\u2019s put it to the vote. \u2014 James Marshment (@marshyleeds) April 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Perhaps more tellingly, over 76% want him to stay and Farke himself feels he does not need to prove himself in the Premier League after a dismal record there with Norwich previously.<\/p>\n Indeed, in his first season there, the Canaries finished bottom with just 21 points \u2013 and 14 adrift of safety \u2013 while he was sacked early November of his second stint in the top flight, with his side on five points after 11 matches.<\/p>\n However, in response to that, Farke stated: \u201cI\u2019m not thinking too much about myself. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any point I have to prove. I was in my younger years as a manager, also highly motivated to prove myself and take the next steps but of course it always depends which team you have. The quality of a manager is never defined by a league, it\u2019s either you are a really good manager or you\u2019re not\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cI\u00a0know what you need to survive in the top flight, what I didn\u2019t have at Norwich. Two years ago, I worked in the Bundesliga, finished mid-table, decent budget. It always depends on what you have. It will always be a challenge on Premier League level.<\/p>\n \u201cIpswich, Southampton and Leicester, you can read the numbers how much they\u2019ve spent, but it was not possible to stay in the league. I think of my time at Norwich, I think we spent \u00a38m. We had more points than the teams promoted last season.<\/p>\n \u201cI know how challenging and difficult it is. With proper resources and backing, it\u2019s more likely you do this than without the right tools. We have to work on giving ourselves a chance to do something sensible with the budget and have a competitive squad. This is what we want to do. I don\u2019t have the feeling I have to prove anything.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked how the players responded to speculation over his future, he revealed: \u201cThe players have worked with me two years together, some of them one year, and the players who think I have got no clue and am a poor manager, they say the speculation is right and he\u2019s not good.<\/p>\n \u201cThe players I work with daily, I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll affect them. I don\u2019t think any judgement of the players or staff I work with is influenced by speculation of some journalist a few hundred miles away or pundits who\u2019ve never worked as a manager, but you\u2019d have to ask the players. We have a pretty strong relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/strong>\u00a0\u26aa\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd35\u00a0\u00a0\u2018Preparing\u2019 \u2013 Marathe drops Leeds huge transfer promise as Prem pledge is made<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Farke knows, though, that he will need to spend money on several key additions to give Leeds a fighting chance of Premier League survival.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything has to be spot on with the decision-making in order to stay up in the first season. Not only in the first season, but to make sure you stay for good and make an established Premier League side,\u201d Farke explains.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to be ambitious. You have to have a proper budget. We are working pretty, pretty hard to have a proper budget and you have to make sure you improve in each department.\u201d<\/p>\n Leeds plan to increase capacity to 53,000 in the next few years, but Farke\u2019s focus remains on his playing squad.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most important thing is also to invest in the playing squad,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, there will also be hopefully many new incomings with quality. [You must] find the right players to improve you. It\u2019s not just one simple target where you just sign one or two players and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be a complicated and hardworking period, to give this club the best opportunity to achieve what we want to achieve. Many discussions are needed and we\u2019re trying to work pretty hard on it.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, it\u2019s important we have a clear budget and it\u2019s clear what we can spend.\u201d<\/p>\n Leeds latest: Tottenham raid first up; Meslier heading back to the Champ?<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Leeds\u2019 first signing of the summer looks likely to be a familiar name in the form of Manor Solomon. The Israel winger has, at times this season, looked a class above at Championship level during his loan from Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n Now with the Whites\u2019 promotion confirmed, Leeds hope to secure his permanent arrival from Spurs and we can reveal talks have already been held with Daniel Levy over the costs involved in such a move<\/a>.<\/p>\n Solomon has made a home for himself not just in the Roundhay area of the city but also at the football club and it would come as no surprise were his signing to be the first one confirmed by the Whites this summer.<\/p>\n Solomon\u00a0has also already indicated his willingness to remain at Elland Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, with a new goalkeeper high on Leeds\u2019 wanted list and with Illan Meslier facing an uncertain future, TEAMtalk can reveal that offers are now expected from within England \u2013\u00a0and a surprise move to a Championship new-boy could now be on the cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n IN FOCUS: How Farke\u2019s record in the Prem compares to the Champ<\/strong><\/p>\n Daniel Farke\u2019s Premier League and Championship records<\/p>\n\n
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