The Jesse Marsch era at Leeds United has come to an end.
The Premier League club announced the American manager’s dismissal Monday less than a year after hiring him. The move comes after Leeds lost to Nottingham Forest on Sunday—the club has not won a league match since the post-World Cup restart. The loss left Leeds hanging right on the edge of the relegation zone, equal on points with 18th-placed Everton.
The move comes at a strange time after Leeds invested more than $50 million during the winter transfer window to bring in new recruits for Marsch, which also included prying U.S. men’s national team star Weston McKennie from Juventus on loan with a reported $36.5 million option to make the move permanent this summer.
