How likely Daniel Farke will be sacked at Leeds United revealed | OneFootball

The promotion winners were reportedly thinking of axing the German before their official return to the Premier League.

Daniel Farke is more likely to be kept on by Leeds United than to be sacked, after reports emerged which suggested that the club were thinking of making a managerial change.

The upside to having Farke as your manager in the Championship is immense. He is one of the most successful bosses that the competition has ever seen, with three promotions with two different clubs now on his record.

His emphatic exploits in the second tier did come with the asterisk of what he'd been able, or unable, to achieve once he made it to the big leagues. Farke's two previous promotions before the one he achieved with Leeds on Monday were with Norwich City, and both times the Canaries came straight back down again the next season.

As a result of his shaky record, the club's owners, 49ers Enterprises, were said to be thinking of getting rid of Farke, according to the Daily Mail.

Now the chances of the Whites hierarchy swinging the axe at the German's head have become clearer.

Daniel Farke responds to potential sacking reports

Farke has said that he's not surprised by the suggestions that he could well be on the chopping block, although he doesn't appear to be as much risk as it previously seemed. The Athletic have reported that Farke is odds-on to remain at Elland Road for the start of next season.

Most importantly for him, 49ers Enterprises aren't using his time with Norwich in the top flight as a stick to beat him with. They feel that he will have better resources to cope with the demands of the Premier League next season than he had at Carrow Road, and will therefore stand a better chance of surviving.

He responded to questions over his future in his pre-Bristol City press conference. "No, it's not surprising (job speculation) because I knew which club I signed for. It's a good effort if you last for three months here," Farke stated, via Beren Cross.

"There is lots of pressure and noise here. It's nothing I would not expect. Journalists never here, they want to write about Leeds."

On his record in the top flight, the 48-year-old said: "We spent £8m with Norwich and had a miracle in picking up more points than any of the three teams relegated this season."

The Daily Mail's story did state that the club were aware of the potential backlash a move like this would cause should they make it, because of his popularity in the dressing room.

Support for Farke extends beyond the first-team. Those above him, as well as his players, have appreciated the way that he has kept his emotions in check this season, not getting too high or too low, as per The Athletic.

The online outlet further stated the club's vice-chairman, Peter Lowy, is said to be one of the German's biggest supporters within the club. Paraag Marathe, the chairman, is also said to be in a good working relationship with Farke, a sentiment the manager reflected when speaking to the media.

Leeds' level-headedness is a good sign for the upcoming summer

There is an admittance from people close to 49ers Enterprises that their technical director, Gretar Steinsson - former technical director of the Whites - is on the lookout for potential managerial candidates, but they told The Athletic that this is more with Rangers, who the American group are looking to invest in, in mind than Leeds.

Any prudent, well-operated club will always have some form of succession plan in place, and it's no bad thing that Leeds have their eyes open to all potential outcomes.

What should encourage the club's supporters most is that they aren't making knee-jerk moves. Farke's Premier League record is a concern, but what good would flipping the table upside down and having to start all over again with a new boss do ahead of the most crucial test Leeds have faced in years?

They should carry this mentality over into their recruitment this summer. Big spending is a pre-requisite of any aspiring Premier League outfit. A gung-ho, panicking approach is not required, nor useful, though, and that's what parting ways with Farke at this juncture would have been: reckless.