Leeds United want to have a new manager in place for next Saturday’s relegation crunch game with Everton.
The club’s director of football Victor Orta is continuing to pursue targets after West Brom’s Carlos Corberan and Feyenoord’s Arne Slot decided to stay at their respective clubs.
Orta has not yet given up on his preferred choice, Rayo Vallecano’s Andoni Iraola, but the 40-year-old coach has been reluctant to end his association with the Spanish club on bad terms.
Vallecano refused permission for Iraola to join Leeds unless his £7m release clause was met as they are sixth in La Liga and exceeding expectations.