Fresh Leeds United managerial candidate represents swift departure from Plan B

The Spaniard emerged as a candidate to replace Jesse Marsch on Monday, having suddenly appeared as the bookies' favourite for the vacancy.

It's two weeks since the Whites sacked Marsch, less than a year after he succeeded Marcelo Bielsa. Marsch’s poor run of results this season, the performance at Nottingham Forest and the strength of the reaction from fans at the City Ground prompted a change from the board.