LEEDS head coach Steve Evans has welcomed news a supporters group is planning to buy a controlling stake in the club but insisted he had not discussed it with owner Massimo Cellino.

Evans, preparing for his fourth game in charge against Cardiff after replacing the sacked Uwe Rosler last month, steadfastly refuses to get involved in United's off-field politics.

Leeds Fans Utd (LFU) announced yesterday that they hope to agree a period of exclusivity with Cellino, who had said on Friday he would sell the club to the fans' group for no profit.

But Evans insisted he was more concerned about ending Leeds' eight-month wait for a home win against Cardiff tomorrow night.

"The off-field matters, 100 per cent I don't talk to him about it because I don't want to get involved in hearing any particular side," said Evans.

"Maybe the Leeds United supporters have been speaking to him for a while, I don't know.

"I heard from a journalist and I can't get involved in who runs Leeds United – it's an oil tanker in the ocean and I'm trying to swim against the tide.

"I just get on with the job of managing the team and the dressing room. I've always said my job is not to get involved in any shape or form with what happens off the pitch.

"That's a decision left for the owner and, of course, if the supporters are involved it's left to them. They are, after all, the lifeblood of any club."

Evans, who hopes to bring in a new player on loan in time to feature against Cardiff, said he was not opposed to the idea of a fans' group taking control.

"I think when fans are involved in any shape or form in a football club, it can only be a good thing," he said.

"Whether it's good for Leeds United, only time will tell because I suppose there has to be a lot of talking and a lot of agreements to take place before then."

LFU chief executive Dylan Thwaites is currently in talks with Cellino, who bought the club in April 2014, but there are reports that other potential bidders have expressed an interest.

It is understood Cellino wants to leave a 'legacy' at the end of a tumultuous time in charge of the club and Thwaites hopes to have a period of exclusivity agreed soon.

He said: "At our meeting on Friday, Massimo was absolutely clear that he was only selling to fans. Indeed, when we asked if we could involve any of the other third parties we have been working with, he was adamant that he would only sell to Leeds fans.

"This clearly gives us an exclusive position. Of course, as professionals we need this signing and we expect to have that shortly."