Former Premier League midfielder Paul Merson has claimed that Leeds United's decision to sack Jesse Marsch without sorting a replacement out first is 'an absolute joke'.
The American was sacked last week and was heavily linked with the job at bottom-of-the-league Southampton after they sacked Nathan Jones last Sunday - although it now appears that talks have broken down.
But now Merson has said that the hunt for a replacement has gone on far too long, with the Whites having been rejected by top priorities Arne Slot, Carlos Corberan and Andoni Iraola.
