Leeds United have finally decided to call time on Jesse Marsch's short reign at the club, with the American having overseen just under a year in charge at Elland Road.

The 49-year-old was chosen as the successor to the great Marcelo Bielsa and had big shoes to fill despite their precarious league position.

Whether it be through sheer luck or an incredible turnaround, the Whites escaped the drop and lived to fight another day.

As such, Andrea Radrizzani invested heavily in the playing squad to avoid another relegation dogfight this campaign, a strategy that thus far has not paid off.

The Yorkshire outfit currently sit level on points with Everton, who occupy 18th spot in the table, and now face a torrid run of fixtures that could see them slip underwater.

They need someone to keep them afloat, but it has also been noted by Fabrizio Romano that: "Leeds want coach for long term project."

Therefore, they will not seek out a firefighter.

Perhaps Radrizzani could fix his biggest mistake since his 2017 takeover, and return to appoint Ruben Amorim where he instead opted for Marsch.

Having been on the radar around this time last year as a potential Bielsa successor, the Portuguese coach has since bolstered his already impressive pedigree despite narrowly losing out to the title with Sporting Lisbon.

Preferring a three at the back, the 38-year-old is a progressive coach who enjoys dominating the ball. He bares many similarities with West Bromwich Albion manager Carlos Corberan, who has emerged as the frontrunner for the job, but with far more European pedigree. As such, he already has the foundation in place to convert Leeds' possession into tangible threats.

In their recent loss to Nottingham Forest, despite having 70% of the play, they still fell to a 1-0 defeat.

The difference is that Amorim is a winner, who helped transform his club's culture on his way to three Portuguese League Cups, one Portuguese Super Cup and a league title since his 2020 appointment.

As such, he has been lauded by writer and podcast host Nicolas Vilas, who claimed: "Rúben Amorim's Sporting is not the most spectacular but it is in his image and in the image of what he wants: simple, intelligent and full of emotions."

These three qualities would also resonate with Leeds fans, who have suffered from a disconnect to the team as of late.

This highly-rated European coach could come in to spark that back to life, righting the wrongs of the past to finally join Leeds. Likely a whole year too late, if he can save them from relegation then the sky really is the limit for him with the financial backing he would then receive.