BREAKING NEWS: Leeds United fire director of football Victor Orta – and manager Javi Gracia looks set to follow suit today – with Sam Allardyce poised to step in to try to escape relegation
Leeds United have sacked director of football Victor Orta following Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth.
Orta – who joined the club from Middlesbrough in 2017 – has been criticized by supporters in recent weeks following their poor run of form under Javi Gracia.
Leeds picked up just one point from their last five games, conceding 18 goals in the process, as they were plunged deep into relegation trouble, with the club only falling outside the relegation zone on goal difference.
Orta was brought to the club by chairman Andrea Radrizzani in the summer of 2017 after the Italian took over the club from the controversial Massimo Cellino.
He was widely credited with his first job at the club which saw him appoint Marcelo Bielsa in 2018 as Leeds returned to the Premier League after a 16-year absence.
Leeds have sacked director of football Victor Orta after their 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth
However, the decision to bring in Jesse Marsch as the Argentine’s replacement in February 2022 ultimately fell through as Leeds, despite bringing in Gracia in February this year, appear to be in significant danger of relegation.
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