Monk not concerned by Cellino

Garry Monk has brushed off concerns about owner Massimo Cellino’s record of sacking Leeds United managers.

Former Swansea boss Monk signed a one-year rolling contract to take over at Elland Road on Thursday and insists the club’s momentous history remains its biggest attraction.

Controversial Italian owner Cellino has been through seven different managers since buying Leeds in 2014, with Monk the eighth after Steve Evans’ seven-month spell was ended earlier this week.

Speaking in his first press conference since taking over, Monk, who was sacked by the Swans last December, said: “(The short shelf-life for Leeds managers) is not my focus.

“My focus is on the football, on the players here, and what we need to do; putting a plan in place to work on from the first day of …

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