Angus Kinnear has dropped a major update on Marcelo Bielsa's new contract at Leeds United, and it's one that will have fans buzzing.

What's the story?

Speaking on The Square Ball podcast, he said: "I think, bar the contract, we're in great shape (heading into the 2021/22 season).

"It'll be signed this week and announced to great excitement. It's not even been discussed. The discussions are all around preparations, it really is a formality.

"We had a handshake probably six months ago and it really is just the details. Every day he's talking to Victor (Orta), Andrea (Radrizzani) and myself but it's all about preparations."

Fans will be excited

With the Premier League season now inching ever closer to its beginning, the fact there hasn't been any confirmation just yet about Bielsa putting pen to paper on a new deal at Elland Road might have raised some worry among fans.

The kind of affinity and love Leeds fans have for Bielsa is unquestionable, with the Argentine a firm favourite in Yorkshire for the way he has embraced the city and brought the Whites back to the big time of the Premier League.

Leeds enjoyed a superb first season back in the top-flight last term, finishing in the top ten and picking up some notable scalps along the way, not least a fantastic victory over Premier League champions Manchester City at the Etihad.

It's exactly why Kinnear's latest update that everything is virtually done and dusted, and a formal announcement is being readied, should have fans very much excited.

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