The bookies suspended the betting on Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United exit on Saturday night, with Jesse Marsch installed as odds-on favourite.
Leeds Live has the breakdown of who he is and what he's achieved in his career so far:
Who is he?
Marsch is a 48-year-old American. He played for DC United and Chicago Fire in the MLS before stepping into coaching. During his playing career he won the MLS Cup three times between 1996-1998.
What's his coaching background?
Marsch began his coaching career in 2010, when he joined Bob Bradley as an assistant coach of the US national team. He then went on to become the first coach of Montreal Impact as they entered MLS for the first time in 2011.
After a season at Montreal, Marsch left after difference between himself and the club regarding philosophy and the American became manager of New York Red Bulls in 2015. He remained there until 2018 and left as the coach with highest amount of wins in the club's history.
He then moved to work under Ralf Rangnick at RB Leipzig, taking the role as assistant coach. He was responsible for training and preparing the players for weekly fixtures and helped the club to finish third in the Bundesliga as well as runners up in the German Cup.
He then became manager of Red Bull Salzburg, where he won two doubles in a row. This success saw him given the head coach job at Leipzig. However, he was unable to continue with the upward trajectory of the rest of his career as the German side went backwards after Julian Nagelsmann left and they found themselves in midtable under Marsch. This saw him sacked earlier this season and he remains unemployed at this time.
What is his playing style?
As Marsch has spent the majority of his coaching career at Red Bull clubs, Marsch is very much a proponent of their high-pressing, high tempo playing style.
He primarily favours the 4-2-2-2 formation which Ralph Hassenhuttl - another product of the Red Bull coaching academy - has often used at Southampton.
His preference for a pressing style is surely why Leeds like him, as he can continue in a similar fashion to Bielsa. However, it should be noted that during his time managing Leipzig he was criticised for over concentrating on out-of-possession work to the detriment of on-the-ball work.
What has he said about his future?
"I want to work with people who are like-minded and have the same process, the same style of leadership, philosophy. I’m now confident, based on some conversations I’ve already had, that I will find that. When it is and where it is, who knows. I want to take some time, I need that. I’m hopeful to get the right kind of project." - from an interview with the Athletic in January.
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