Marcelo Bielsa: Bournemouth in talks with ex-Leeds boss

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Marcelo BielsaMarcelo Bielsa spent 4 years astatine Leeds earlier being sacked successful February 2022

Former Leeds brag Marcelo Bielsa has spoken to Bournemouth astir their vacant manager's job.

Bielsa, 67, has emerged arsenic a viable campaigner to instrumentality implicit connected a imperishable ground from Scott Parker, who was sacked aft conscionable 4 matches this season.

Gary O'Neil has been doing the occupation connected an interim ground since August.

After a six-game unbeaten run, the Cherries person mislaid their past 4 top-flight games and are present conscionable a constituent and a spot supra the relegation zone.

O'Neil could inactive get the occupation but Bielsa would beryllium a glamour prime for a nine astir to participate into a caller epoch erstwhile Bill Foley's takeover goes through.

The Argentine is inactive revered by Leeds fans for the occupation helium did astatine Elland Road, adjacent though the nine were connected a downward spiral erstwhile helium was sacked successful February.

He joined Leeds successful 2018 and oversaw their instrumentality to the Premier League aft a 16-year absence, finishing ninth successful their archetypal play backmost successful the apical flight.

Leeds had finished mid-table successful the Championship successful six of the erstwhile 7 seasons earlier Bielsa's arrival.

Before moving to the Premier League, Biela had managed successful France, Italy, Spain and Argentina, arsenic good arsenic managing Chile for 4 years betwixt 2007 and 2011.

Bournemouth are expected to marque a determination successful the aboriginal stages of the World Cup break.

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