Fans convinced they know Leeds’ next manager as they change his Wikipedia page… and it’s not who you think
LEEDS fans believe they have figured out who the club's next manager will be.
In fact, one cheeky fan was so confident of who it will be they went ahead and changed their Wikipedia page early.
The manager in question? Feyenoord boss Arne Slot.
An states: "Leeds United 8/2/2023," underneath the Feyenoord sub-heading.
However, a site editor has since changed his page back to the currently accurate information - stating in the editing notes: "This hasn’t happened (yet?)."
In response to the links, Leeds fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
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One fan joked: "Arne Slot, always rated him since I was first aware of him 10 mins ago."
A second said: "Arne Slot's Feyenoord got to the conference league final with [Luis] Sinisterra impressing in the tourney and that is absolutely everything I know about him lol."
Another declared: "Arne Slot to Leeds. Make it happen."
Slot has been in charge of the Eredivisie side since July 2021.
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Under his watch, Feyenoord finished third in the Dutch league last season.
But fast forward to now, and the club are sitting at the summit of the league having lost just once all season.
Indeed, Slot boasts a remarkable record of winning 82 games from 142 matches in his managerial career.
The Whites are in the midst of a desperate fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League after sacking Jesse Marsch.
Under the American Leeds had not won a league game since early November, with the 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest last weekend the final straw.
They face a tough run in their next three games, with a double header against rivals Manchester United and an away trip to Everton, who have been bolstered by Sean Dyche's arrival.
The club's assistant coaches, including former Man Utd coach Chris Armas, will be taking charge of the team in the absence of a set manager.
As well as Slot, Leeds have been linked with and West Brom's Carlos Corberan.