Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has admitted he is surprised that Leeds United have been unable to kick on since promotion to the Premier League. The Whites ended their long wait for top-flight football back in 2020 after winning the Championship title at a canter under Marcelo Bielsa.
Leeds were then able to secure a ninth place finish in their first season back, but have endured nothing but struggles since then. After sacking Bielsa and hiring Jesse Marsch in March, Leeds secured their survival by the skin of their teeth with a dramatic final day win at Brentford.
Again, though, Leeds have been unable to build on that with the club failing to address certain areas of the squad during the summer. Speaking on talkSPORT, Jordan claimed that while the board are able to spend money 'how they want to', he cannot believe that they haven't kicked on from a financial point of view.
