'he's My Man' - Leeds Chairman Backs Boss Farke

Leeds United president Paraag Marathe says he has "ended speculation" complete nan early of head Daniel Farke by confirming nan German is "my man".

The Whites secured promotion backmost to nan Premier League 2 weeks agone and won the Championship title pinch a 2-1 triumph astatine Plymouth connected Saturday.

Despite their stellar campaign, which saw them scope 100 points, location were immoderate reports nan nine were considering changing head successful nan summer.

"I'm very excited to tally it backmost pinch Daniel and collaborate pinch him," Marathe told BBC Radio Leeds.

"I'm nether nary illusions that it is going to beryllium easy. The past 2 seasons nan 3 promoted teams came consecutive backmost down but we person thing they don't have, we person Daniel Farke first of all."

Asked whether he had ended nan mobility marks complete nan manager, Marathe responded: "I person ended nan speculation. He is my man."

This season's title was nan 3rd clip that Farke, who has 2 years near connected his contract, has vanished apical of nan 2nd tier, having antecedently doubly vanished apical pinch Norwich.

He has recovered life successful nan Premier League acold tougher though, pinch his only afloat play astatine that level ending pinch a bottom-placed finish, earlier he was sacked successful November of his 2nd run successful nan apical formation pinch Norwich successful nan relegation zone.

Marathe had said antecedently that Farke had not been fixed nan financial backing required to compete before, and that would not beryllium nan lawsuit this time.

"Together we are going to build nan champion squad we can, pinch each penny we are allowed to walk to beryllium competitory successful nan Premier League," nan American said.

"We are going to onslaught nan transportation marketplace and it's thing I'm really excited about."

Leeds secured nan title acknowledgment to a tally of 5 successive wins - aft a tally of conscionable 1 triumph successful their erstwhile six matches.

Marathe praised Farke's temperament successful guiding nan nine backmost up to nan apical formation aft 2 seasons successful nan Championship.

"He is specified a calming unit - beingness would beryllium an understatement," Marathe said.

"He really has a superpower that way. He told you each he was 100% assured we were going to nan Prem aft nan tie pinch Swansea, and he believed it and I emotion him for it.

"He has that condemnation and belief and I told him privately that I was looking guardant to moving guardant together, but I didn't consciousness for illustration it was my clip to speak because personification wanted to put retired a rumour."