Huddersfield Town head coach Carlos Corberan says former Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has been a confidant in the build-up to Sunday’s Championship play-off final at Wembley.
Corberan was part of Bielsa’s staff before leaving for the Terriers, and remains close with his old boss.
Town face Nottingham Forest for a place in next season’s Premier League.
“I have spoken to him a lot, we spoke in the last week, we spent a good time talking,” Corberan, 39, said.
“He is someone who always gave me the best support, and since I began managing Huddersfield he has been giving me a lot.
“And in different moments, such as in the first year when we were suffering, and maybe now the team is in a good position.
“He was watching our games, he will watch the play-off games.”
Bielsa has been a inspirational figure to big name managers such as Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone during a long career which included stints as Argentina and Chile boss.
The Argentine, 66, has been involved at club level in South America with sides such as Newell’s Old Boys, America and Velez Sarsfield, as well as in Europe with the likes of Athletic Bilbao, Lazio and most recently Leeds, before being sacked in February.
