LEEDS manager Marcelo Bielsa is reportedly set to have a street named after him in honour of guiding the club back to the Premier League.
The Yorkshire side ended 16 years of hurt outside the top flight by clinching a return without kicking a ball this week.
Marcelo Bielsa has guided Leeds back to the Premier League after a 16-year waitCredit: PA:Press Association
West Brom were stunned after losing at struggling Huddersfield which cemented Leeds’ promotion.
Now according to The Athletic reporter Phil Hay, Bielsa will be honoured for the triumph.
A street near to the city’s Trinity Centre is set to be named ‘Marcelo Bielsa Way’.
And a mock up of how the sign could look was shared on social media.
What might make Leeds fans even happier is the news that Premier League football will land them a £200MILLION windfall.
That should enable Bielsa, himself widely respected across the world, the finances to bring in big-name stars.
Dr Rob Wilson, football finance expert from Sheffield Hallam University, told ITV that promotion “should bring up to £140m in the first season for the club”.
And even if Leeds are immediately relegated, they will still receive £70m in “parachute payments”, guaranteeing the club over £200m.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
