Leeds have parted ways with manager Marcelo Bielsa after yesterday's 4-0 defeat to Tottenham.
And they are expected to appoint American coach Jesse Marsch as his replacement on Monday.
The loss to Antonio Conte's side leaves the Yorkshire club just two points off the relegation zone with just five wins all season.
Bielsa has been in the Elland Road hot seat since 2018 and got the club promoted to the Premier League in 2020 after a 16-year absence but the 4-0 hammering was just one of four heavy defeats for the Whites this month.
A club statement read: "Leeds United can today confirm the club have parted company with head coach Marcelo Bielsa.
"The 66-year-old was in charge of the team for over three-and-a-half years, having taken the reins in June 2018.
"He transformed the club’s fortunes on the pitch, which began with the 3-1 demolition of Stoke City at Elland Road two months later and he led Leeds to the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs in his first full season in charge.
"In his second campaign Bielsa succeeded where those before him had failed, guiding the club to the Sky Bet Championship title, winning the division by 10 points, and resulting in promotion back to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years.
"On the club’s return to the top-flight, Leeds finished ninth, securing the highest points tally by a newly promoted side in the Premier League since the 2000/01 campaign.
"However, this season has proved to be difficult and the team has recorded just five Premier League wins."
American coach Marsch, who previously managed RB Leipzig is the favourite to replace Bielsa with journalist Fabrizio Romano stating that "Jesse Marsch is one step away from being appointed as new Leeds manager."
He was named MLS Coach of the Year in 2015 when managing New York Red Bulls and then brought success to Salzburg - winning back-to-back Austrian Bundesliga titles and Austrian Cups in 2019/20 and 2020/21.
Marsch has been out of work since leaving Leipzig in December 2021.
