Leeds boss Steve Evans says he has full control of team affairs
Wednesday 11 November 2015 12:10, UK
Leeds manager Steve Evans says he would leave his position at Elland Road if he was ever denied complete control of team affairs.
However, speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, Evans claims owner Massimo Cellino made him a promise that would not happen when he was appointed and says the Italian has been as good as his word.
Since Cellino took over at Leeds in April 2014, the club has seen previous managers Brian McDermott, Dave Hockaday, Darko Milanic, Neil Redfearn and Uwe Rösler leave their positions, but Evans is not worried about his future after he was appointed in October.
Evans joked: "I've got a contract until Friday, I just don't know which Friday.
"I've got complete say on the team. I don't have to say it on air, but I will - the minute that changes, Steve Evans won't be the manager at Leeds United.
"But I've been given the assurance that it will be and since I walked in and he [Cellino] gave me his word on that it has been completely 100 percent like that.
"I've enjoyed working with him. He's challenging, he wants his team to win. His reason for bringing me in was he really feared the club could get involved in a relegation battle. Whether that was going to happen or not, we'll never know."
On Tuesday, Cellino told Sky Sports News HQ six potential buyers for the club had been in touch with his lawyers.
The Italian had previously pulled out of a potential sale to Leeds Fans United but says he remains open to offers.
Asked if boardroom uncertainty has any impact on his job at the club, Evans told Sky Sports News HQ: "None. I made it very clear to the owner from the first time I met him that I didn't want involved in any of the off the field issues, just to concentrate on the training ground up at Thorp Arch and the team and the players and that would be my remit.
"I've met with the owner most days since I've been there and that's what it has been. He gets on with the business of the business side, other than the grass with the football club, and I get on with the team."
