‘My job is done’ – Daniel Farke throws doubt on Leeds United future

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·15 May 2026

‘My job is done’ – Daniel Farke throws doubt on Leeds United future

Daniel Farke says he is not the person to lead Leeds United into the future unless the club matches his ambition.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s final home game of the season against Brighton, the German coach says they have achieved all of the goals they set out when he signed a four-year contract in 2023.

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The Whites earned promotion back to the Premier League last season when they topped the Championship table and succeeded in avoiding an instant return with two games to spare. He also led the side to a first FA Cup semi-final in 39 years.

Daniel Farke throws doubt on Leeds United future

Farke wants to hold talks with Leeds’ owners, 49er Enterprises, about the next stage of the “project” so that he can be convinced it is worth staying at Elland Road.

“I’m ambitious and this is quite important for me going forward,” he said at Friday’s pre-match press conference.

“I love attractive football, perhaps for sides in the top half of the table, but I love to be a manager who plays for something rather than to avoid something.

“I’m not the right choice if it’s about maintaining the status quo. I have to be convinced of a project and I am at my best when I buy into a project. I can be picky and choose what I am convinced of.

“Leeds have had one good season in the Premier League in the last 25 years, the (first) season (back) with Marcelo (Bielsa), and we didn’t build on it.

“You have to develop and you have to evolve. This is what I stand for, so it’s important that we speak internally together and very trustfully together.”

Farke is adamant he wants to continue as Leeds boss, but wants to see a plan put in place to take the club to the next level.

“There is no doubt in my head, but it’s important that we don’t just write the story ongoing,” he added. “I’m full of belief and energy, but we have to speak realistically about what the goals are and what the next steps are and to have a vision.

“We had a three-year plan and we have to have similar again. If you just try to survive again then what happens is what happens last time (when Leeds were relegated in 2023).

“The boxes are ticked and you have to set yourself new goals and I know what is possible here at Leeds United and how much I believe in this club, but it is important we are all on the same page because I don’t run the club. I run the squad and it is important we talk.

“Can we keep our best players, can we get new players? One thing is for sure, I will just lead a project when I am in charge and we have to speak about it like we did three years ago, very honestly, because just to survive for one more year makes no sense.”

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