Javi Gracia: Leeds head coach under serious threat of losing job with Sam

Leeds lost 4-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday and are outside relegation zone on goal difference; Javi Gracia has been in charge for only two-and-a-half months; ex-England boss Sam Allardyce set to replace him; Leeds director of football Victor Orta left on Tuesday morning

Sam Allardyce has arrived at Leeds’ Thorp Arch training ground and is expected to take over from Javi Gracia as the club’s next manager today.

Former England manager Allardyce, who has been out of work since leaving West Brom in May 2021, will try and save Leeds from Premier League relegation with only four games of the season remaining.

Sky Sports News understands Leeds will announce Gracia’s departure from the club after just two-and-a-half months in the role on Wednesday morning.

Former Oxford boss Karl Robinson is set to be a part of Allardyce’s backroom team at Leeds. Robinson worked with Leeds striker Patrick Bamford at MK Dons in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons when he went on loan to the club from Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Leeds director of football Victor Orta has left the club in the first move of what is shaping up to be a dramatic day in West Yorkshire.

The Spaniard took up the post at Elland Road in 2017 and helped Leeds make their long-awaited return to the Premier League three years later.

Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani said of his departure: “I am deeply saddened by the way that this chapter closes as Victor has been responsible for some of the best moments of my time as owner of Leeds United and I thank him and his people for all they have done in the past six years.

“However, it is clear that it is time to change direction and therefore we have agreed that Victor will leave the club.

“I understand supporters are hurt and upset, but now is a time for unity.

“We have four cup finals left to play this season and, working together, I believe we can survive.”

Leeds lost 4-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday and are now only outside the relegation places on goal difference after Monday night’s 2-2 draw between fellow relegation strugglers Leicester and Everton.

Leeds have lost four of their last five games in a run which has seen them slump to 5-1, 6-1 and 4-1 defeats to Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Bournemouth respectively.

Boss Gracia now faces the sack after just two-and-a-half months in charge, meaning Allardyce could become the club’s fourth head coach of the…