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Leeds boss Marsch insists he wants to stay at Leeds ‘for many years’ amid relegation worries

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch sees his future at the club for many years to come regardless of which division they will be playing in next season.

Marsch signed a contract tying him to Elland Road until June 2025 when he replaced Marcelo Bielsa in February and has four games left to preserve Leeds’ Premier League status.

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Their survival fight resumes at Arsenal on Sunday and the 48-year-old American said the support he has been shown by the fans and wider community made him more determined to succeed.

Marsch said: “I’ve said it from day one that I love being here. I hope to make this my home for many years. And I love the club. I love the team. I love the area.

“We’re really enjoying ourselves and that gives me more and more motivation and desire to do whatever it takes to help this team achieve.”

Marsch, whose side’s 4-0 home defeat to Manchester City last week left them two points above third-bottom Everton, who have a game in hand, hopes to move into his permanent new home with his family within the next fortnight.

“I can only speak about the positivity that I’ve felt in this community, starting at Elland Road,” he said.

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“The way our fans treated us after the match against Man City – I’ve never seen in football and it’s the positivity we need right now.

“We need to be so aligned and I can say that the singular focus here at Thorp Arch is that everybody is doing everything they can to make sure that we control our destiny.

“We need all the positivity from our fans like we saw at Elland Road and I have felt that in the community too, whether it’s having people that recognise me and come up and then support me and say how happy they are with the team and how excited they are for the future.

“And then…

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