Report: Leeds United want Marcelo Bielsa to sign two-year extension, causing contract delay

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Leeds United fans are currently waiting to hear good news from the club regarding the future of Marcelo Bielsa. 

The Argentine has worked wonders with the club taking them back to the Premier League and fans are desperate for him to lead the club into the top-flight this season.

However, the mercurial head coach is yet to sign a new deal at Elland Road to commit his future to the club. 

His contract ran out at the end of the season, but he has still been working with the club in preparation for the new campaign. 

Now, a report in his homeland has suggested why Leeds and Bielsa are struggling to come to an arrangement over a new deal. 

La Nacion suggests that the two parties have not yet agreed on the length of the deal. 

Leeds are said to want Bielsa tied down to a two-year contract but Bielsa prefers to work on a one-year rolling basis, allowing him the freedom to walk away when he feels he has finished with a project. 

The report does also make it clear that is a small hitch, and that Leeds and Bielsa should still come to an agreement over his Elland Road stay in the not so distant future. 

However, for now, it seems Leeds still have a slight sticking point when it comes to keeping Bielsa at the club for the foreseeable future.