Leeds United have appointed Spaniard Javi Gracia to replace Jesse Marsch as head coach. The ex-Valencia and Watford coach was given a “flexible contract,” according to the Premier League club on Tuesday.
The American Marsch had been on leave from the club threatened with relegation two weeks ago. Leeds are currently 19th in the table, on Saturday Maximilian Wöber and Co. have a home game against Southampton at the bottom.
Gracia was in charge of Watford in England from January 2018 to September 2019. Most recently, the 52-year-old was under contract with al-Sadd in Qatar until June last year. After the departure of Salzburg’s former master coach Marsch, U21 coach Michael Skubala took care of the team on an interim basis.
