Frustrating as it must have been for some inside Leeds United, the sighting of Alfred Schreuder at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon may have helped their head coach saga. When the former Ajax boss was seen with head of European recruitment Gaby Ruiz it was patently clear why he was at the Manchester United match.
Schreuder had been in the city for a meeting with Victor Orta on Saturday night, one of many coaches the director of football has held exploratory talks with, and he chose to stick around for Sunday’s match. The 50-year-old would watch the game from one of the boxes in the Jack Charlton Stand before coming over with Ruiz to see Orta and Angus Kinnear on the opposite side.
By Monday afternoon, Orta was flying out to the Netherlands to make it clear to Schreuder, who had already flown back on Sunday night, the club would not be taking their talks any further. The Spaniard is keen to do his business face to face as much as the hours in the day allow.
