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Reports in Spain linking Corberan with move back home

Some interesting rumours circulating in the Spanish media last night regarding the Leeds United first team coach.

Carlos Corberan has quickly become a favourite among fans at Elland Road. Both his efforts alongside Marcelo in the dugout for the first team, and in the huge success for his table-topping U23’s, it’s been some year for the Spaniard.

Reports in Spanish title Leonoticias reference tweets from journalist Angel Garcia.

The Valencian coach is an option that is being valued very much within the club

The article goes on to say Corberan’s move ‘could become official in the coming week’, though there is some ‘uncertainly’ surrounding the move. Definitely one to keep an eye on but no concrete reports as yet.

Shame if he goes.
I don't like the thought of Bielsa having one less tie to the club, city and country.
Given his propensity to up sticks suddenly, I would've hoped Corberan might have been sounded out towards the end of the season with a view to continuing the work started by Bielsa, assuming the latter leaves at the end of his two year contract ?

rigger wrote:Shame if he goes.
I don't like the thought of Bielsa having one less tie to the club, city and country.
Given his propensity to up sticks suddenly, I would've hoped Corberan might have been sounded out towards the end of the season with a view to continuing the work started by Bielsa, assuming the latter leaves at the end of his two year contract ?

My thoughts also

From the YEP:-

Cultural Leonesa have made an approach to appoint Leeds United Under-23s coach Carlos Corberan as their new first-team boss, the YEP understands.

Corberan is weighing up his future at Elland Road with Cultural seeking to tempt him back to Spain with a senior managerial role.

The club occupy a place in Spain’s third division but are controlled by Qatar’s Aspire Academy, the development centre which Leeds established an official partnership with in 2018.

United board member Ivan Bravo, the head of Aspire, oversees the running of Cultural as part of his role and Leeds were briefly involved in a tie-up with the club during the 2017-18 season.

Ouasim Bouy and Yosuke Ideguchi both spent time on loan there, though neither midfielder played regularly and no deals with Cultural were struck this term.

Bravo is understood to have singled out Corberan as a possible replacement for former Deportivo La Coruna defender José Manuel Aira on the strength of Corberan’s impressive impact with the development squad at Elland Road.

United’s Under-23s won their league title and the PDL play-off final on his watch this season and were heavily represented in first-team games under head coach Marcelo Bielsa.

Corberan has occupied a dual role in the past 12 months, continuing to manage the Under-23s but operating as part of Bielsa’s backroom staff at senior level.

Leeds will battle to keep Corberan on board having been impressed by his impact since his appointment to the academy two years ago.

A source close to the club told the YEP that Corberan was “highly regarded and has a growing reputation across the industry. All concerned would like to see Carlos stay.”

Seems like Carlos has turned the opportunity down

Barlow Boy wrote:Seems like Carlos has turned the opportunity down

Hope that is true!

Excellent News

Barlow Boy wrote:Seems like Carlos has turned the opportunity down

Obviously wants to manage a massive Premier league club in a couple of years time.

Wigan White wrote:

Barlow Boy wrote:Seems like Carlos has turned the opportunity down

Obviously wants to manage a massive Premier league club in a couple of years time.

So pleased with this news, he is an important part of the club and it would have been a knock back to lose him.