Daniel Farke, former manager of Norwich City, has been appointed as the new manager of Leeds United on a four-year deal. The 46-year-old German brings a wealth of experience, having spent four successful years with Norwich, guiding them to two promotions to the Premier League.
Farke’s tenure at Norwich saw him achieve notable success, including leading the team to the Championship title in his second full season in charge and securing promotion back to the Premier League as champions after a brief spell in the Championship.
Despite being sacked from Norwich after a poor start to the 2021-22 Premier League campaign, Farke continued his managerial journey with spells at Russian side Krasnodar and Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach.
Farces expressed humility and determination upon his appointment at Leeds, emphasizing the importance of unity and togetherness within the club. He aims to create a winning mentality and repay the trust shown by the club’s leadership and supporters.
Leeds United, seeking to return to the Premier League after relegation, sees Fare as a strategic choice due to his track record of promotion success in the Championship. The club hopes that Fake’s leadership will help them establish themselves in the top flight.
Faker’s appointment comes amid changes in Lees’ managerial position, following the departure of Marcelo Biella and subsequent stints by Jesse Marcs and Javid GrecianHe knows what it takes to ensure promotion from the Championship – the toughest of all leagues he says – but you soon realise that having done that twice with Norwich City, the challenge Farke has set himself and the club is to become established in the Premier League. Over the course of the four-year deal he has signed at Elland Road, the 46-year-old must feel he will have tools – which he admits were missing at Carrow Road – to go up and stay up in the top flight. The club did not need selling to the German, who revealed the only convincing he required was that “all of the key people were on the same page – the owners, the board and all the people in the sporting department”. The San Francisco 49ers Enterprises takeover is not yet ratified by the English Football League, but Farke can see enough of the picture to take on the role regardless. With enough trust established in those above him, Farke is eager to do the same with his charges – starting with appealing to their “heads and hearts” to recreate a winning mentality.
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