Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: Keen on Leeds job

Former Leeds striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has declared his interest in filling the managerial vacancy at Elland Road.

The Championship club sacked David Hockaday last week and Hasselbaink, who scored 42 goals in 87 games in two seasons at Leeds between 1997 and 1999, admits he is keen to discuss the possibility of taking over.

The Dutchman, 42, told TalkSPORT: "Leeds United is a wonderful big club where I had two great years. If they want to talk to me, of course I would talk [to them].

"I've got experience, I know I could take the club forward and I know I can take the club back to where they need to go.

"But what do Leeds United themselves want? That's the most important question. How do they see things? At the moment there are so many things going on they need to sort out first, or maybe they have already.

"But if they want to talk to me, of course I would be interested. Who doesn't want to manage Leeds United? It's one of the 10 biggest jobs in the country."

Having coached briefly at Nottingham Forest in 2011, Hasselbaink spent last season in charge of Antwerp but could only guide the club to a seventh-place finish in the Belgian second division.

Hasselbaink joins another former Leeds striker, Robbie Fowler, in confirming his interest in the Leeds job.

Caretaker manager Neil Redfearn is expected to remain in charge for Saturday's trip to Birmingham, with chairman Massimo Cellino still out of the country.