Junior Firpo joined Leeds United from Real Betis in 2021 and spent four years at Elland Road.

Last season, the Dominican Republic international was a key part of the Whites squad that secured a promotion to the top flight. He left Leeds as a free agent and returned to Real Betis.

His national team face Uruguay in a friendly later today. The clash will see him come up against former Leeds United manager, Marcelo Bielsa.

The defender has spoken about Bielsa and El Observador have relayed his comments. The manager was in charge of Leeds between July 2018 and February 2022.

After being away for 16 years, Leeds United returned to the Premier League under Bielsa in 2020. The 29-year-old fullback shared his experience of playing under the Argentine.

“He was a little crazy, as his nickname suggests, but in a good way,” he said.

“He was very obsessive about the details. Until you made a good pass, it wasn’t worth it. And you could repeat it 50 times. It doesn’t matter if you scored the goal, if the ball wasn’t moved well or rotated correctly as he intended, it wasn’t done well.”

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