One job in the last five years may have put Sam Allardyce into the wilderness lately, but he’s not about to get on his hands and knees for longer than four matches at Leeds United. Quite the contrary, the 68-year-old would need terms and conditions meeting if he were to stick around next term.
With one of the most seismic summers in recent United history ahead, where league status and ownership issues will dictate everything, next season’s head coach feels a long way down the list of current priorities. First, keep Leeds in the Premier League and then see whether Allardyce is the right man.
The veteran manager had been asked what it would take for him to stay on beyond these coming four games and far from snapping the club’s hand off for a rare opportunity, Allardyce set out his requests. The former England boss is not getting out of bed in June for anything less than an improved squad with meaningful investment.
