Daniel Farke, Paraag Marathe, Leeds United
Credit: Imago
Joe Elvin
Thu 7 August 2025 18:00, UK
Daniel Farke will be given a fair crack of the whip by the Leeds United board as he aims to establish Leeds as a force in the Premier League.
The German manager’s reputation has suffered due to his failure to keep Norwich in the Premier League.
He led the Canaries down twice with such a whimper that Leeds fans were calling for Farke to be sacked shortly after he won the Championship.
However, the 49ers group looks set to show patience with their manager.
Daniel Farke Leeds United
Farke has been relegated twice with Norwich City (Credit: Imago)
Leeds United board likely to show patience with Farke
The 49ers group have given Farke plenty of funds to build a team that can thrive in the Premier League this season, and the German has spent well.
Lucas Perri will replace Illan Meslier in goal
Jaka Bijol and Sebastiaan Bornauw will slot into the defence
Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach will marshal the midfield
Lukas Nmecha will be trusted to fire in the goals
MORE LEEDS STORIES
That’s a huge transformation to the spine of the team that won the Championship, and Leeds have been linked with even more signings before the transfer window closes.
Read more: Three free agents that Daniel Farke could target for Leeds
Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain and Bilal El Khannouss are among the midfielders rumoured to be joining Farke at Elland Road.
It would be foolish to quickly dismiss the manager who recruited these players and has been building a game plan with them all summer.
Lukas Nmecha Leeds United
Lukas Nmecha will hope to fire Leeds to safety this season (Credit: Hasan Karim)
Farke among favourites to be sacked, but he’ll be confident of leading Leeds to safety
Despite this significant backing from the Leeds board, Farke is among the favourites to be the first Premier League manager sacked this season.
You can get odds as low as 5-1 for Farke to win the sack race, according to Oddschecker, but the German will be confident he can lead Leeds to safety this season.
Manager Best odds of winning the sack race
Keith Andrews – Brentford 5-1
Daniel Farke – Leeds 11-2
Scott Parker – Burnley 6-1
Nuno Espirito Santo – Nottingham Forest 10-1
Graham Potter – West Ham 12-1
Odds supplied by Oddschecker on 7 August
Leeds finished ahead of Burnley and Sunderland last season, and have spent much better in the transfer market so far.
Meanwhile, the likes of Brentford and Wolves have lost a lot of their best players and could be in danger of falling into relegation trouble.
Farke will fancy his chances of finishing ahead of at least three of these teams.
Leeds take on Everton in their first Premier League game on 18 August. What Farke would give for an early win to get the nay-sayers off his back.
Sign up for the MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.
Related Posts