Personalities and visions in Leeds United’s boardroom had to be sold to Daniel Farke while he was supposed to be pitching himself as the club’s new manager. Yesterday, the German finally signed on the dotted line at Elland Road with a four-year contract.
It was a process which found him at the top of the pile throughout, despite some excellent in-person interviews from rival candidates. Farke’s confidence and belief in his own ability proved alluring for Paraag Marathe and Angus Kinnear, who led the manager hunt.
Farke has reflected on the interview process and said, far from advertising himself, he wanted to see what kind of people Marathe and Kinnear were. The former Norwich City boss wanted to know if they saw the same project as him if he committed to taking the job.
