'He is a genius': Die-hard Leeds United fan gets huge tattoo of Marcelo Bielsa on leg

A die-hard Leeds United fan has made the ultimate commitment to the manager - by getting a huge tattoo of Marcelo Bielsa on his leg.
By Daniel Sheridan
Published 19th Nov 2019, 10:01 BST
Updated 19th Nov 2019, 10:01 BST
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Season ticket-holder Hayden Kershaw, 27, flew to Amsterdam with his girlfriend Claire Wilkinson to get the ink from Ink District Amsterdam by renowned artist Auke.

Hayden, a self-employed gas engineer from Leeds, said Bielsa had "completely transformed' the whole philosophy of Leeds United".

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He added: "I’ve had some of the best couple of seasons following Leeds religiously all over the world under Marcelo.

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"He’s injected pride and passion back in to the city and taken us from a mid table 2nd division team to a premier league team in the waiting, with the exact same squad, hes a genius."

A tweet from Hayden announcing the tattoo has gone viral on Twitter, with hundreds of Leeds United fans responding with their disbelief at the quality of tattoo and commitment shown to adorn his leg with the profile piece.

Hayden couldn't be happier with the outcome.

He added: "The football we are playing is some of the best I’ve witnessed, long may it continue!

"VAMOS LEEDS CARAJO!"

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