Gary Monk resigns as Leeds manager

    Gary Monk has resigned as head coach of Leeds United.

    His resignation comes just two days after Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani completed his takeover of the Championship club.

    38-year-old Monk was appointed on a rolling one-year contract last summer. He guided the club to seventh in 2016-17.

    A statement from the club said: "While we are deeply saddened by Garry's decision, there is no individual bigger than our club."

    Leeds honoured a promise to fans to partially pay back the price of their season ticket for the 2016/17 campaign because they missed out on a playoff place.

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