Leeds made a major appointment on Thursday morning in unveiling Nick Hammond as the club’s interim football advisor on a short-term contract. The 55-year-old worked as sporting director at Reading and as a technical director at West Brom before taking on transfer consultancy roles at both Celtic and Newcastle United.
The YEP understands Hammond will be at Leeds for a three-month period to deal with the summer transfer window. The club will hope to appoint a sporting director or equivalent by the Autumn, who will then focus on the club’s long-term transfer strategy, starting with the January window.
The Whites remain without a manager but the Whites are hoping to make an appointment next week and there is a clear and strong favourite to land the role with the bookmakers. Here are the leading contenders in reverse order at the very latest odds.
![Odds: 25-1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA1Mzg5NWZlLTY4YTYtNDJmNy1iODkyLTVlMjRhNTYzODM3YTpiNTQ3NDBlMS03MTU3LTRkYmYtYmRmNC1iNjI2NDI1NjY5YzE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Odds: 25-1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM3Mzc4ZmY2LTQ4MzMtNDk3MC04MzBmLTk4MmJmNmJmM2FjMzoyYjkzZDc4OC0xNmJmLTQxNTgtYWIzMy1lNjVlNjU1Mjg3MWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Odds: 25-1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ3ZWYxZmQyLTNhNzUtNDlkOS1hM2U4LTZlMTc3MGI3NDEyYToyZGE0NDY4NC0zMzI3LTRiN2MtYWI1Yy03ZjM5Y2RhMzc4NTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Odds: 25-1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUxZTJkNjQxLWJmZGUtNDUyZS1hNmY4LTEyM2YwNDI3ZDQyMzo5MjA5NjFjNi00NTU4LTQzNWEtYTk4My02MTk3OTEyNTFlM2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Odds: 25-1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM2ZWRmZmY0LWZhYzItNDJiYS04NzE0LWJiOGE0OGEzMDM4NDpkM2YzOTk4My0yNTM1LTQ3Y2MtODAwMS1lODc3MDNiMmQ2NDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Odds: 25-1.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNjMTkwNzRjLWQ3YjMtNDk4MC1iNGE1LTI2YTdjOWU4ZTUwMDpkYzljOGIyNy00ZGIxLTQ3ZTUtOTM3My1lZmViYTQ4YTdlMjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)