Neil Redfearn is considering his position as manager of Leeds United after the club suspended his assistant Steve Thompson on Thursday . Leeds took two months to appoint Thompson but he was told in a letter from director of football Nicola Salerno yesterday morning that he was be suspended until the end of the season effectively ending his time at Elland Road after 105 days . Thompson is understood to have been told that he will be suspended until his contract expires at the end of the season . He has also been informed that an option to renew his deal will not be taken up by the club . Leeds United assistant manager Steve Thompson ( left ) has been suspended by the club . Thompson 's suspension has left manager Neil Redfearn considering his future at Elland Road . A club statement read : 'The director of football Nicola Salerno , has today ( April 2 ) suspended the assistant coach Steve Thompson from his duties at the club . This is an internal matter and the club will make no further comment on this internal issue . ' Redfearn , the club 's third coach of the season , took training before attending a delayed press conference and said : 'It ’ s become difficult for me . It ’ s not ideal timing . It ’ s not helped . I ’ ve got to have a good think about my future now . It undermines everything . We have put things together me and Steve . Before it was a no brainer for me to stay on , not so much now . ' I love this club , I was brought up on Leeds United but this situation is a difficult one for me . 'Thommo was informed this morning through a letter . He ’ s been suspended - for what , I don ’ t know . You ’ d have to find that out from the club . I don ’ t understand why he has been suspended . I ’ m bitterly disappointed . It ’ s a difficult one for me to take , I can ’ t think for one minute why someone who has been part of this success has been sacked . 'Me and Steve were the ideal partnership , he ’ s been great for me and I ’ m bitterly disappointed that he ’ s not here . ' Redfearn ’ s contract is also up at the end of the season and club president Massimo Cellino is suspended until May 3 . Sol Bamba heads home in a recent win for the Whites at Fulham 's Craven Cottage . Leeds sit 13th in the Championship table but were unbeaten in March and take on Blackburn Rovers on Saturday . It is also understood that Redfearn is under pressure not to select top scorer Mirco Antenucci who will trigger a bonus clause in his contract should he score two more goals . Thompson is taking advice from the LMA while Salerno 's own position is thought to be open to review at the end of the season .
Neil Redfearn suspended by Leeds just 19 games in to No 2 role . Speculation mounting over future of manager Steve Thompson . Leeds are 13th in the Championship with 52 points .