Journalist Ben Jacobs believes former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa could be in line to take up the vacant managerial role at Villa Park.
The Argentine who did a tremendous job at Leeds has been out of work for eight months and a return to English football could be at stake.
According to Jacobs, Steven Gerrard’s replacement list was drawn up weeks ago in light of his disastrous start to the season, and Bielsa’s name was among those shortlisted.
While speaking on Off The Ball, he said:
“Sean Dyche will also be linked to Aston Villa, and then an outsider to watch is Marcelo Bielsa, the former Leeds manager. It’s an open race right now, but a lot of the legwork in terms of shortlisting and candidates was done weeks ago.”
Neither Leeds nor Villa fans will be particularly thrilled by these links, as the two clubs have a bit of history going back to the controversial incident in 2019. Leeds had scored a goal while Anwar El Ghazi was injured, leaving the angry Villa team leading into chaos Marcelo Bielsa then ordered his team to allow Villa to score, causing even more uproar between the two teams, and while this was a very sporting act, Villa fans still hold a grudge against him .
Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche is another name mentioned by Jacobs, while Aston Villa are also being linked with more ‘ambitious’ names, with The Telegraph mentioning Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino as two candidates being considered by fans. owners.
