Alejandro Sabella in line to become new Leeds manager as former Argentina boss claims he has 'unfinished business' at club- Alejandro Sabella resigned as Argentina boss after World Cup final defeat
- Sabella endured nightmare 19-month spell as a Leeds player after joining from Sheffield United for £400,000 in 1980
- The 59-year-old claims he has 'unfinished business' at Elland Road
- Sabella is on Massimo Cellino's wishlist following sacking of David Hockaday
- Leeds owner rules out caretaker boss Neil Redfearn taking over
Alejandro Sabella has emerged as a shock contender to become the new manager at Leeds.Sabella, who
quit as Argentina manager following their defeat by Germany in this summer’s World Cup Final, is on Elland Road owner Massimo Cellino’s wishlist after caretaker Neil Redfearn was ruled out of the running to replace the sacked Dave Hockaday.
Sabella, 59, is considering a return to Elland Road 33 years after ending a nightmare 19-month spell with them as a player. He made just 23 appearances for Leeds after joining as a £400,000 signing from Sheffield United in 1980 before being sold on to Estudiantes.
Argentina media spoke to Sabella last night and he said: 'The Leeds situation is intriguing, and I feel I have unfinished business with that club.'Cellino initially said he would prefer a British coach and
former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is among those to have expressed an interest, however, persuading Sabella would represent a major coup for the club.
Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Cellino said: 'Neil Redfearn`s very busy with the academy and I need him in that job.
'He`s an outstanding coach, a guy who knows how good teams should play, but it would do too much damage to the academy if he stays as (head) coach.
'He`ll be coach at Bournemouth, 100 per cent, and maybe on Saturday as well. But I`ve got ideas about what I`ll do.
I`m thinking about a foreign coach, an international coach who I can work with. We need to meet and talk but I think he could be good for us.'
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