Daniel Farke ‘not surprised’ by speculation on his Leeds future: ‘It’s nothing new’

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Daniel Farke has said that speculation around his future as Leeds United manager, days after securing promotion, has not surprised him.

The German’s contract expires in 2027 and he has achieved the primary objective he was set upon his appointment, but national newspapers have reported the club has given thought to sacking him.

“It’s not surprising because I knew exactly which club I signed for,” he said. “I’m not sure how many managers Leeds have had in the last 20 years, but normally, it’s a good effort if you last for three months.

“Once you sign for this club, you know from this moment there is lots of pressure, lots of noise, lots of expectation. It’s nothing new or nothing I wouldn’t expect because this club is so emotional and so big.

“Journalists from all over the country, who are never here, have never spoken to one person within the club. Of course, they want to write about Leeds and if you want to deliver some news that is clicked, you have to bring shock news.”

Chairman Paraag Marathe, who is expected to speak to the media next week, will be one of the key decision-makers at Elland Road on Farke’s future. Farke was asked about his relationship with the American.

“We’ve got a really trustful and really good relationship,” he said. “I talked to Paraag last night. We are already speaking about a few things, what we want to do in the future. It also lasted a while until I said yes to Leeds because I wanted to speak, two years ago, about a few things.

“It was not an easy decision to go back to the Championship. For no other club, would I have taken the challenge of this big race in the Championship.”

The topic of plans for next season also came up. Farke was keen to insist a competitive budget in the transfer window will be pivotal to the club’s chances of staying in the Premier League.

“We’re working pretty hard to have a proper budget,” he said. “You need to make sure you improve in every department. We have to invest in the training ground. We have to invest in the playing squad.

“There will, hopefully, be many new incomings, quality and the right players to improve you. That’s quite important. We want to invest in the stadium anyhow. You have to improve every day as a club in all areas.

“This is what we’re working on. It’s not just one simple target, you just sign one or two players and that’s it, you have to be good in many decisions.”

(Photo: Harry Murphy/Getty Images)

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