THE FUTURE OF Leeds United manager Brian McDermott remains in doubt as Benito Carbone joined the club as a special consultant today.
Carbone has joined Leeds as a ‘special consultant to the board of directors for sport matters’, and the ex- Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City striker is widely expected to help the English Championship club’s new owner Massimo Cellino overhaul the staff.
“The club are delighted to announce that Benito Carbone has joined the club in a consultant position and will deal with technical and football operations,” a statement from the club reads.
“The former Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford City, Derby County and Middlesbrough midfielder will be involved with all football matters, including both the first team and the Academy
Media reports in April had speculated Carbone would replace McDermott as Leeds manager but the 42-year-old Italian’s tweet indicates that is not the case.
Despite that, McDermott’s future at Leeds appears tenuous after Cellino questioned why the former Reading boss had taken a holiday.
“I think at this moment the club is not managed by anybody,” Cellino told ITV on Wednesday.
Who’s managing this club? Brian. Where’s Brian? I send a letter to Brian – help us. He’s on holiday to get some rest. He was tired I can understand. But why this kind of reaction?
When asked what he said in his letter, Cellino added: ‘Just let me know what he’s planning for pre-season. “What he’s thinking for the future. What’s his plan? What are his ideas?
“Where are the people that we pay wages to every month gone? “Who gave them the permission? Who organised that? He’s the manager.”
