Saturday 20 September 2014 12:08, UK
Darko Milanic is expected to be named as new Leeds head coach after agreeing to buy out his contract with Austrian club Sturm Graz.
Milanic is understood to have exercised a clause in his deal which allows him to buy out of his three-year deal with the Austrians which will free him up to join the Championship club.
Milanic, 46, is reportedly set to travel to England on Sunday to finalise terms with United owner Massimo Cellino.
The Slovenian was lined up for the job at Leeds at the start of this week and he will assume control at Elland Road after taking charge of Graz for the final time against SV Josko Ried on Saturday evening.
Leeds have been without a head coach since sacking David Hockaday on August 28 and Milanic came into the reckoning after Cellino failed to lure Oscar Garcia to the club at the start of the international break.
Academy manager Neil Redfearn will take charge of Saturday's Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town - his fourth game in charge - before making way for Milanic to assume control of the senior squad early next week.
Milanic has been head coach of Sturm Graz for the past year, enduring a mixed run of results which saw the club finish in a mid-table position in the Austrian Bundesliga last season.
He previously enjoyed a highly successful spell in charge of Slovenian side Maribor, winning nine domestic trophies during five seasons as boss.
