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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 31, 2023, 19:32:31 »

Radz ute med statement på sin Twitter-profil. Sier som Hay, høres ikke ut som goodbye..

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Neste sesong i Championship: Hvem blir solgt eller kvitter vi oss med?

« på: Mai 31, 2023, 12:59:31 »

Det er vel enda større sjanse for at Aaronson faller gjennom i Championship enn i PL. Kroppskontakt og harde taklinger brukes i større grad når det skorter på teknikk og ferdigheter generelt.

Jeg kan ikke se for meg at han får mer tid med ballen i CC, og da blir han fort å finne i horisontal stilling - igjen.

Jeg lo, men dette er jo helt spot on. Skal være forsiktig med å avskrive spillere fullstending, vi har mange fine eksempler på spillere som har blomstret noe voldsomt etter og ha sett helt apatiske ut initielt. Når det er sagt tror jeg ikke Championship er divisjonen B.A kommer til å skinne i. Jeg kommer ikke til å felle en eneste tåre når han forsvinner i sommer....for det er jeg helt overbevist om at han gjør. Stiller gladelig opp som sjåfør til flyplassen.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 31, 2023, 12:46:51 »

LUFCFANZONE
@LUFCFANZ0NE
EXCLUSIVE

Despite the clubs relegation, Willy Gnonto does not have any release clause in his contract - meaning that Leeds can demand a fee for the player rather than being forced to accept an offer.

Gnonto understandably has many suitors from across Europe.

#LUFC #MOT

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 31, 2023, 12:42:04 »

Hva er det som tilsier at de Rad selger klubben til er noe bedre? De har jo vært på banen i flere år uten å få til noe som helst. Skulle ønsket meg noe robust og nytt inn uten sand mellom tærne og lik i lasten.

Jeg kan gi deg EN veldig stor grunn: Leeds blir nå heleid av 49'ers istedenfor at de sitter med en minoritet av aksjene. Det betyr at de dikterer hele sammensetningen av styret, administrasjon osv. De ville i utgangspunktet kjøpe en PL-klubb, men er også villig til å kjøpe oss mot en lavere pris selv om vi nå er i Championship. Ambisjonen deres er neppe å sitte og koke rundt i denne ligaen, de ser vel dette som en business-mulighet og ønsker høyest mulig ROI på investeringen sin. Det betyr veldig enkelt: Få oss fortest mulig tilbake i det gjeveste selskap.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 31, 2023, 12:36:43 »

Det var vel alltid for godt til å være sant. Adams, ikke overraskende, med relegaion release clause.

https://www.leedsunited.news/news/report-24-year-old-has-30-million-relegation-release-clause-leeds-want-to-keep-him/

Rottene forlater det synkende skip. Ikke mye "side before self" i våre dager. Pføy.

Hvor sto det noe om forlating av synkende skip? Det er snakk om fast sum, som følge av en klausul i en kontrakt. Adams har ikke sagt noe saken.

30 millioner. Får et par solide Championship spillere for det. Også må noen faktisk betale det for han da…

£30 mill er en god slump penger for en Championship-spiller og som du sier skal noen faktisk betale det også. Adams har gått skadd i flere måneder, samt at det er ikke altfor mye penger i de andre ligaene utenfor Premier League. Tror ikke det vil være flust av beilere for 360 millioner kroner.

Joseph Brown
@JosephBrownJrno
Newly-relegated side Leeds United have been monitoring the situation of #SAFC talisman Ross Stewart.

As it stands, the Scotsman has 12 months left on his current deal, with interest generating from the Premier League as well. #LUFC

Joseph Brown
@JosephBrownJrno
It is also understood that #Swans striker Joel Piroe is also on their shortlist.

Hvorfor kjøpe Piroe når man kan kjøpe Gyökeres? Begge har for øvrig kun ett år igjen på kontrakten, så dersom det er ambisjoner i klubben bør det være mulig å lande en av disse - om det skulle være noe i ryktene.

En spiss og kanskje to (Rodrigo forsvinner vel grunnet lønn) er i alle fall et must.

I utgangspunktet er jeg helt enig med deg, men jeg tror neppe Gyökeres spiller i Championship neste sesong. Klubber som Burnley, Brentford og Everton har hatt han på lista en stund...og det hadde vel vi også før Orta bestemte seg for at Rutter var vår redningsmann....

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 23:09:24 »

Andrea Russo
@AndRusso_16
https://tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/sampdoria/2023/05/30-108397012/sampdoria_ferrero_esce_vicino_l_accordo_con_radrizzani_e_manfredi

Sampdoria owner MassimoFerrero:<<I have sold Sampdoria to Andrea Radrizzani>>. One scenario is finally settled, now I think the focus will move back about Aser's future involvement at Elland Road #LUFC

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 23:05:29 »

Joseph Brown
@JosephBrownJrno
Newly-relegated side Leeds United have been monitoring the situation of #SAFC talisman Ross Stewart.

As it stands, the Scotsman has 12 months left on his current deal, with interest generating from the Premier League as well. #LUFC

Joseph Brown
@JosephBrownJrno
It is also understood that #Swans striker Joel Piroe is also on their shortlist.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 22:18:56 »

Det var vel alltid for godt til å være sant. Adams, ikke overraskende, med relegaion release clause.

https://www.leedsunited.news/news/report-24-year-old-has-30-million-relegation-release-clause-leeds-want-to-keep-him/

Rottene forlater det synkende skip. Ikke mye "side before self" i våre dager. Pføy.

Hvor sto det noe om forlating av synkende skip? Det er snakk om fast sum, som følge av en klausul i en kontrakt. Adams har ikke sagt noe saken.

30 millioner. Får et par solide Championship spillere for det. Også må noen faktisk betale det for han da…

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 22:17:15 »

At Radz har kjøpt Sampdoria er jo alt annet enn et gjesp vil jeg si. Han er økonomisk avhengig av å selge Leeds for å lande den dealen så nå bør det bli fart på sakene.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 21:13:11 »

Gianluca Di Marzio
@DiMarzio
La
@sampdoria
 trova finalmente pace: raggiunto l'accordo tra
@andrearadri
 (con il suo gruppo) e
@unavitadacinema
, il Cda sta approvando adesso l'aumento di capitale
@SkySport

@sampdoria
 finner endelig fred: en avtale er oppnådd mellom
@andrearadri
 (med sin gruppe) og
@unavitadacinema
 , styret godkjenner nå kapitalutvidelsen
@SkySport

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 19:05:50 »

Leeds All Over
@LeedsAllOver
🗞️
@SkySportsLyall
 reporting that Radrizzani flew to the US late last week to progress talks in order to sell #LUFC to the 49ers.

Meanwhile,
@DiMarzio
 says Radz’s bid to buy Sampdoria isn’t likely to go through today - meaning a 4-point deduction could follow.

Mer info: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12893191/leeds-united-andrea-radrizzani-remains-in-advanced-negotiations-to-sell-club-to-american-owners-of-san-francisco-49ers

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Eier og storaksjonær: Andrea Radrizzani - fra 23/5-2017

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 18:23:52 »

Leeds All Over
@LeedsAllOver
🗞️
@SkySportsLyall
 reporting that Radrizzani flew to the US late last week to progress talks in order to sell #LUFC to the 49ers.

Meanwhile,
@DiMarzio
 says Radz’s bid to buy Sampdoria isn’t likely to go through today - meaning a 4-point deduction could follow.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 16:37:47 »

Joe Donnohue
@JoeDonnohue
🆕 Cody Drameh open to staying at Leeds despite securing promotion with loan club Luton, who remain interested in a permanent transfer. Circumstances beyond his control meant he had to go out on loan again, while #LUFC have since provided assurances.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 30, 2023, 08:48:23 »

Gårsdagens rykte må være at Robin Koch er linket til Tottenham for £15 mill. Det meldes av de mer tøysete sidene, som FootballInsider (som også linket han dit i mars), men det ville kanskje vært en typisk Spurs-signering også.

12 måneder igjen på kontrakten gjør vel uansett at det går mot et salg for tyskeren.

Jo før, jo bedre. En av de vi bør offloade relativt kjapt.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Neste sesong i Championship: Hvem blir solgt eller kvitter vi oss med?

« på: Mai 29, 2023, 15:38:05 »

Livredd for at tapermentaliteten skal bli med ned. Da faller steinen videre. Championship er uhyre jevnt, marginer alle veier.

100% enig. Svært mange at dagens spillere har allerede vist at de ikke har det som trengs for å spille for Leeds United. Hvorfor da noen av våre supportere tviholder på de gamle råtne eplene er for meg en stor gåte.

Korrekt. Denne stallen bør brennes til grunnen. Veldig få jeg kommer til å savne. En av de mest dysfunksjonelle lagene som noen gang har opptrådt i PL. Bevar en liten core og bygg et helt nytt lag med en manager med visjoner om ballbesittende stil og å dominere motstanderne. Vi kommer til å ha økonomi til plukke de beste fra andre Championship lag.

At man ikke kan rebuilde ila en sommer er jeg helt uenig. Det er bare å se på Burnley. Det som er viktig er at eiersituasjonen, DOF og manager blir avklart relativt raskt så vi er klare når tranfservinduet åpner. Jeg ser ingen som helst grunn til at vi ikke skal være med å kjempe om en rask retur så lenge det ageres nå.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Kamp: vs Tottenham @Elland Road søndag 28/5 kl 17:30

« på: Mai 28, 2023, 22:15:45 »

Radrizzani var ikke på kampen og ingen innlegg i dagens program fra noen i ledelsen. Dette tyder vel på at eiere/ledelse rømmer skipet.

Føles som om klubben er i full oppløsning og der skipperen har forlatt det synkende skipet.

Ynkelig oppførsel.

Radrizzani har vært fryktelig svak i motgang. Det viser de to siste årene.

I det siste er han mer opptatt av å intervjues i Italia om Sampdoria, når egen klubb står i nedrykksstriden.

Eierskapet var lovende og det ble gjort gode ting også, men når han stikker med halen mellom beina, har klubben rykket tilbake til start.

Samme divisjon, elendig stall, stadion er fortsatt gammel og for liten. Ingen sportsdirektør, ingen trener og skal man tro Phil Hay er ikke engang salgsavtalen ved nedrykk på plass.

Helt annen verdivurdering når vi er en Championship klubb. 170 millioner pund er hva Yanksa er villig til å betale nå i følge Hay. Ingenting har blitt hverken avkreftet eller bekreftet i forhold til salg.....enda.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Kamp: vs Tottenham @Elland Road søndag 28/5 kl 17:30

« på: Mai 28, 2023, 19:37:04 »

Endelig over.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Kamp: vs Tottenham @Elland Road søndag 28/5 kl 17:30

« på: Mai 28, 2023, 18:07:19 »

Skal bli godt å bli ferdig med denna møkka. Kvitte oss med daukjøtt og full rebuild. Dette er et sørgelig lag

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Ex Sporting Director: Victor Orta

« på: Mai 26, 2023, 21:27:58 »

https://twitter.com/_mo_ibrahim/status/1662030984462696449?s=46&t=iRanor4FP2H3CC89EFjOiA

Ikke noe KS-system hos godeste Mo mao.

Dette må være noe av det verste jeg har hørt i mitt liv. Kanskje er det enda mer utrolig at det ikke kom fram noe større når det først var en bedrager.

Haha, er jo totalt failure. Flaut

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Leeds United - Premier League - sesongen 2022/2023.

« på: Mai 26, 2023, 12:19:58 »

Nydelig skrevet og godt oppsummert:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12125481/JAMES-BROWN-Supporting-Leeds-landscape-joy-grief-Ill-support-them.html

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Neste sesong i Championship: Hvem blir solgt eller kvitter vi oss med?

« på: Mai 26, 2023, 09:02:58 »

Jeg har trua på Aaronson. Også i Championship. Håper vi beholder ham.

Ja, det er vel ingen tvil om potensialet. Skal visstnok være en veldig seriøs og flott type også, langt fra noen primadonna. Men må ta store steg fysisk, og få bygget selvtillit.

Bingo. Han trenger å bruke sommeren på gymmen. Knapt sett noe tristere når det kommer til fysikk i PL.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Ex Sporting Director: Victor Orta

« på: Mai 25, 2023, 21:46:15 »

Dette kan bli SPICY!

Ibrαhim
@_Mo_Ibrahim
🚨 Interview with Victor Orta being published tonight around 8-9pm. ⚪️#LUFC

Mjaaa….

https://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/victor-orta-interview

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Ex Sporting Director: Victor Orta

« på: Mai 25, 2023, 19:00:53 »

Dette kan bli SPICY!

Ibrαhim
@_Mo_Ibrahim
🚨 Interview with Victor Orta being published tonight around 8-9pm. ⚪️#LUFC

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 25, 2023, 18:03:49 »

Fra Graham Smyht:

Leeds say that in the event of relegation they will try their damndest to keep the likes of Tyler Adams, Willy Gnonto and Max Wober. With Adams I suppose it’s a case of reassuring him that a decent enough team will be built around him to ensure this is a one-year Championship detour. As for Gnonto, if his agent is not sounding out Serie A clubs I would be astounded. He’s Premier League ready, so he’s more than good enough for one of the other European top flights. The conversation there might need to guarantee game time and a high degree of importance at the club, as a player who could tear the second tier apart. Let’s see, on that one. His best mate Crysencio Summerville would be a very good option in the Championship and yet I’d also expect his agent to be casting around to see if there’s a better deal to be had at a higher level. If Summerville was to go, would Gnonto want to also? They are joint at the hip after all.

Wober is one I could see staying on and bringing leadership and quality to the back line. Beyond those three, there would have to be cast-iron arguments for keeping players, both in the financial and footballing sense.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 25, 2023, 14:14:27 »

Adams må vel være vår desidert mest attraktive spiller, så å drømme om at han er vår til høsten er urealistisk, for å si det pent.

Så lenge han ikke har en nedrykksklausul i kontrakta er vel ikke det urealistisk. Jeg ser det er mange som tror det bare er å spasere ut av en kontrakt. Verden fungerer ikke sånn. De spillerne som er på lange kontrakter uten klausuler kan klubben fint si at de ønsker å beholde.

Vet ikke om du sikter direkte til meg her, men for å bruke samme sjargong: Jeg ser at det er mange som tror at det er umulig å få solgt spillere som er under kontrakt. Verden fungerer ikke sånn.

Hva er poenget ditt med denne posten ? Hvis klubben ikke vil selge, hva slags muligheter har spilleren da ? Er du også en av de som tror en transfer-request automatisk løser problemet ?

Poenget mitt er kort fortalt at Adams selges av klubben hvis han ønsker det (veldig sannsynlig) og vi får en brukbar pris. Det er muligheten spilleren har.

Jeg tror for øvrig ikke at en transfer-request automatisk løser noe som helst.

Dette er jo en situasjon veldig mange har vært i før han og det er absolutt ingen automatikk i at det blir noe salg. Referansen til Berge over her er jo relevant i så måte. Nå finnes det jo også klubber som har en gentlemans-agreement med spillerne og lar de gå om de ønsker det gitt at prisen er akseptabel. Mitt poeng var at det kontraktsmessig ikke er gitt at Leeds slipper Adams om de ser på han som en viktig brikke i rebuilden. Internals i Leeds er det ingen av oss som vet noe om foreløpig, men snart får vi vel en pekepinn på hvordan dette går. Snappet forøvrig opp via Phil Hay / Athletic at Adams var en av spillerne klubben gjerne ville beholde.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 25, 2023, 13:36:01 »

Adams må vel være vår desidert mest attraktive spiller, så å drømme om at han er vår til høsten er urealistisk, for å si det pent.

Så lenge han ikke har en nedrykksklausul i kontrakta er vel ikke det urealistisk. Jeg ser det er mange som tror det bare er å spasere ut av en kontrakt. Verden fungerer ikke sånn. De spillerne som er på lange kontrakter uten klausuler kan klubben fint si at de ønsker å beholde.

Vet ikke om du sikter direkte til meg her, men for å bruke samme sjargong: Jeg ser at det er mange som tror at det er umulig å få solgt spillere som er under kontrakt. Verden fungerer ikke sånn.

Hva er poenget ditt med denne posten ? Hvis klubben ikke vil selge, hva slags muligheter har spilleren da ? Er du også en av de som tror en transfer-request automatisk løser problemet ?

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 25, 2023, 12:51:22 »

Adams må vel være vår desidert mest attraktive spiller, så å drømme om at han er vår til høsten er urealistisk, for å si det pent.

Så lenge han ikke har en nedrykksklausul i kontrakta er vel ikke det urealistisk. Jeg ser det er mange som tror det bare er å spasere ut av en kontrakt. Verden fungerer ikke sånn. De spillerne som er på lange kontrakter uten klausuler kan klubben fint si at de ønsker å beholde.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Rykter: Spillere inn og spillere ut, del 26

« på: Mai 24, 2023, 12:06:23 »

LUFCMOT
@LUFCMOTcom
🚨 Real Betis are identified #LUFC's Marc Roca as their top midfield target for this summer.  Initial contact between the club and Roca's representatives has already taken place. [
@footballespana_
]

Jo før, jo bedre. Get rid.

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Tema: Den store spillestil-tråden!

« på: Mai 24, 2023, 12:04:01 »

Det aller viktigste som skjer fremover nå er at vi får inn en coach som implementerer en ballbesittende stil hvor vi dominerer motstanderne så mye at vi ikke trenger å ha en stjernespiss for å score. Total dominans ala Burnley under Kompany. Glem alt dette transission-bulshitet klubben har røra rundt med som totalt feila ala Marsch.

Beholder vi en liten core av de sterkeste spillerne, snapper opp noen av de beste Championship-spillerne og får en dyktig coach kan dette bli en kjapp retur. Ville dog ikke satt penger på det enda før vi ser hvordan det utfolder seg. Foreløpige rykter med Webber fra Norwich inn som DOF, Rodgers som ny coach er hvertfall veldig spennende. Selv tror jeg ikke Rodgers vil coache under PL-nivå men...

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Ordet er fritt / Sv: Neste sesong i Championship: Hvem blir solgt eller kvitter vi oss med?

« på: Mai 24, 2023, 11:58:05 »

https://theathletic.com/4476227/2023/05/23/what-leeds-relegation-would-mean-takeover-head-coach-stadium-and-more/

Sakset fra facebook. Forfatter ukjent (Phil Hay?).

The sobering reality for Leeds United is that relegation next Sunday, if indeed there is no way out, would barely be even the start of it.
The club are all but sunk with one game left, reliant on the biggest stroke of luck they could ask for, and Elland Road can see a monumental summer looming.
The close-season promises to be manic if Leeds survive and more frantic again should they return to the Championship, heralding changes which have to amount to an almost total reset.
They got away with it last season, rescuing themselves on the final day against Brentford, but the drop feels more inevitable this time and nothing in their sorry surrender away to West Ham United on Sunday suggested they are about to dodge disaster for a second year running.
🗣️ What next, then, for the club who stormed the Championship in 2019-20?
Their head coach, Sam Allardyce, has a short-term contract that covers one more match.
They have been without a director of football since Victor Orta parted company with them three weeks ago.
The proposed takeover by 49ers Enterprises is still only a proposal.
And what of other issues, like the future of individual players, the management of a sizeable Premier League wage bill and the impact of reduced income?
🗣️ What would relegation on Sunday actually mean for Leeds United?
What are the nuts and bolts and the brass tacks for the months ahead?
‼️The takeover‼️
A change of ownership is what everything at Elland Road hinges on — and it can be credibly argued that the impasse on that front is a reason why Leeds have stagnated to the point where relegation is nigh.
At present, the arrangement in the boardroom is this:
Andrea Radrizzani is majority shareholder with slightly more than 50 per cent of the shares.
The remainder is held by 49ers Enterprises, a US investment vehicle with close connections to the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
Were Leeds to stay up following their season-finale at home to Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, contracts are in place for 49ers Enterprises to buy out Radrizzani for a sum which would value Leeds somewhere between £400 million ($496m) and £500million ($621m).
The expectation is that the sale would go through by July 1 at the latest but in effect, the handover would start more rapidly.
The investment group behind this 49ers Enterprises project — made up of entrepreneurs, private equity firms, businessmen such as current Leeds director Peter Lowy and at least one unidentified US political figure — has been in place for some time and ready to buy Radrizzani out under the agreed terms, provided Leeds retained their Premier League status.
While that collective is providing the funding, the day-to-day management of the club would be the responsibility of 49ers Enterprises figures including Paraag Marathe and Collin Meador.
However, the agreement with Radrizzani in its current guise will be void if Leeds go down.
Nonetheless, 49ers Enterprises remain intent on buying Radrizzani out, or at least securing majority control, even if relegation happens.
Discussions to that effect have been taking place and gathering pace over the past few weeks, driven by the realisation that a bottom-three finish was increasingly likely and that the amount of work to be done this summer would be substantial either way.
Radrizzani is open to selling in the event Leeds find themselves back in the EFL next season, so long as the numbers work for him.
That is the crux of discussions as it stands:
relegation promises to significantly reduce Leeds’ value and 49ers Enterprises would only be willing to buy at a much lower price,
somewhere in the region of £150million ($186m). It is not clear if Radrizzani is prepared to drop his valuation to that level.
He was pictured in his Italian homeland yesterday (Monday) and, as reported by The Athletic over the weekend, he is part of a group who are attempting to buy Sampdoria, who were relegated from Italy’s top flight two weeks ago.
Radrizzani would almost certainly require funds from the sale of Leeds to help secure the purchase of the Genoa-based club.
His involvement in those talks, all while Leeds are themselves on the brink of going down, suggests he is going to exit Elland Road, and soon — but even so, he and 49ers Enterprises are not yet agreed on the terms of a post-relegation takeover.
What is clear is that the club cannot afford to get stuck in a prolonged ownership wrangle after this season ends.
They have too much to do and no time to lose, making urgency in negotiations essential.
‼️Income‼️
Revenue at Elland Road has reached a record level for the club, falling just short of £190million for the 2021-22 season.
Pushing up their turnover to new heights is one area in which they have been consistently successful over their six years with Radrizzani as chairman.
Even in the Championship, English football’s second tier, they were pulling in more money than any of the 71 other EFL sides — albeit while also posting hefty losses.
But it is no secret that the bulk of Premier League earnings come from central distributions, consisting mainly of money earned through the league’s lucrative broadcast deals.
The EFL has just renegotiated its TV deal with UK broadcaster Sky Sports but the figures involved are still a world away from the cash earned by the Premier League through such rights.
Last season, for example, Leeds’ central distributions were £95million — more than three times Nottingham Forest’s entire turnover in the Championship that year.
So at a stroke, a large chunk of that funding disappears with relegation.
But as it has for years now, the parachute payment scheme exists between the Premier League and the Championship, giving those clubs who go down assistance to cope with the financial hit of dropping divisions.
In year one back in the EFL, Leeds would receive 55 per cent of the basic payment made to Premier League clubs — around £45 million.
If they then fail to bounce straight back, the year two figure drops to 45%.
In year three, the final season of parachute payments, it’s 20%.
Used smartly, parachute payments can help a relegated club reframe their squad, be competitive in the promotion race and go again.
That cash can facilitate signings other sides in the Championship cannot afford and support larger salaries.
But they don’t last forever and they won’t avert sizeable losses, because virtually every club loses money in the second tier.
They are no guarantee of promotion either.
Relegated clubs have little choice but to substantially reduce budgets, and Leeds would be no different.
‼️Wage bill‼️
Leeds’ last recorded wage bill, for the 2021-22 year, was £121million, and after so many signings made this season it can only have increased.
Plainly, they could not afford to carry such high costs while in the EFL, but they would be helped at the outset by substantial reductions in the salaries earned by their first-team squad.
The players stand to incur hefty wage cuts in the aftermath of relegation, with drops of up to 60 per cent (some in line with the increases a number of them received after winning promotion three years ago).
Clauses in their contracts allow Leeds to automatically decrease their earnings when in the EFL, bringing down the outlay overnight.
None of that would stop Leeds having one of the highest Championship wage bills but between parachute payments, transfer income and shareholder investment, it is possible to manage a large salaries figure for a finite period.
The problem comes if a relegated club find themselves stuck outside the Premier League for a sustained spell.
An expensive squad becomes harder and harder to maintain in those circumstances.
‼️Players‼️
Whatever happens against Spurs at Elland Road this weekend, this summer will be an intensive and busy transfer window for Leeds.
Many of the first-team squad have relegation-related release clauses in their contracts, giving other clubs the right to buy them for a fixed fee (usually one that is less than their true market value).
Leeds pulled in £100million by selling Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips last summer.
Because of release clauses applying to both players, the club would have recouped merely half as much had they been auctioning them on the back of relegation.
Departures from Elland Road in the coming window could well run into double figures if Leeds are relegated.
Weston McKennie is certain to leave, however the season finishes.
Neither he nor Leeds are minded to activate the option to make his half-season loan from Italian giants Juventus permanent.
Goalkeeper Illan Meslier has endured a difficult season but his valuation remains relatively high and Leeds were always open to the possibility of accepting a worthwhile offer for him in this window.
Robin Koch has a year left on his contract and, as a Germany international, would naturally attract bids if Leeds are an EFL club again.
So too would Colombia international Luis Sinisterra, a footballer with high-level potential provided he stays fit.
Jack Harrison has only just signed a new five-year deal but it is understood to include a release clause, and there is ample Premier League interest in him.
Rodrigo is on course to be a free agent in 12 months’ time and, as a top earner, would cost too much to keep in the Championship.
There are some who Leeds would be very keen to retain, though.
McKennie’s fellow USA midfielder Tyler Adams is one.
They would be reluctant to lose Wilfried Gnonto too, though his performances have put him on the radar of clubs in Europe.
But it is accepted that a large turnover is inevitable, partly because some names are too expensive, some names have no further part to play and some names are a route to transfer fees which can help to build a suitable team to contend in, and win promotion from, the Championship.
The window ahead will be active from start to finish for Leeds.
A critical part of it will be finding takers for surplus players — a task which is never simple on the back of a relegation.
‼️Head coach‼️
Unlike short-lived predecessor Javi Gracia, there is no agreed provision in place for Sam Allardyce to remain as head coach beyond the end of the season.
His contract was as short as four games and no discussions have taken place about his future.
Whether Leeds are in any way tempted by the idea of Allardyce in the Championship, a division he has got Bolton Wanderers (2001) and West Ham (2012) promoted from in his career, remains to be seen but there will be a clamour among the fanbase for fresh thinking.
Over the past couple of weeks, 49ers Enterprises gave thought to Marcelo Bielsa returning as an avenue worth pursuing if they went down, but he has now taken the Uruguay national-team job and, in any case, the doubts about the ownership structure at Leeds would not have made his old job easy to sell to the Argentinian — without even touching on the two sides’ uncomfortable parting in February last year.
If Leeds were to stay up, they would like to try to engage someone such as Graham Potter, who did well in three Premier League seasons at Brighton but lasted just seven months of this one after joining Chelsea last September.
Should they go down, recently-sacked Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers is likely to come into the equation, at least in terms of the sort of coach they would want.
Whether Rodgers is open to working in the EFL again, having led Swansea City up from it in 2011, is another matter altogether.
Expect a swing towards more established domestic candidates, or coaches with experience of that league, because nobody at Elland Road is trying to pretend going out on a limb with Jesse Marsch as Bielsa’s replacement worked.
But Leeds will not be able to sell themselves on name or reputation alone.
They have masses to do to make sure that, on the other side of this summer, they are ready to attack the new season.
‼️Director of football‼️
Leeds have operated under a director of football model since Andrea Radrizzani bought out Massimo Cellino and appointed Victor Orta in 2017.
But Orta’s exit this month leaves that position vacant, and dealing with it is one of various priorities facing the board.
The first thing for Leeds to decide is whether they want to stick with precisely the same model — a structure in which a single director of football oversees that side of the business.
In contrast, certain teams split authority between a specific head of their recruitment department and a figure who takes charge of other football operations.
While some of Orta’s staff are departing with him — scout Gaby Ruiz, for example — some other scouts remain in place, but Leeds need a fresh tier of management around whoever ends up becoming their next head coach.
Norwich City’s Stuart Webber, a lifelong Leeds fan, and Kieran Scott of Middlesbrough are two names from the Championship touted as possible options, but at this stage the club have not taken any firm steps towards filling the void.
In many ways, recruitment on that front will be as crucial as any player-transfer business — because the director of football’s input is what tends to create ethos and philosophy, for better or worse.
‼️Stadium‼️
The capacity of Elland Road has not just been inadequate in the Premier League, but inadequate since the start of the Marcelo Bielsa era five years ago next month.
Leeds’ home games sold out consistently from his arrival onwards and the waiting list for season tickets soared very quickly, to a peak of 22,000 names.
This is a handicap in two senses.
Firstly, supply is a long way below demand and supporters who would like to attend matches cannot.
And secondly, Leeds are missing out on the commercial and corporate income a bigger stadium would let them generate.
But for all the talk, the idea of redeveloping the ground has been exactly that for a few years now — an idea.
The proposed project would start with the rebuilding of the West Stand and the club have architectural designs for that in place but they would have to go through the process of applying for planning permission and that was only due to happen once 49ers Enterprises assumed control of the boardroom.
In itself, planning could take 12 months to secure.
The project would also require large amounts of funding, many tens of millions of pounds predominantly secured via loans, and it has been clear for a while that any such work was not going to start on Radrizzani’s watch.
It is a sad aspect of these three seasons aboard the Premier League gravy train that Elland Road has hardly been touched to any great extent.
If Leeds go down on Sunday, there is no expectation that redevelopment would move forward in the Championship.
Upgrading Elland Road has long been described as Premier League-dependent and, given the financial impact of relegation, it is not something the club can prioritise — and there is very little point securing planning permission for the project if they are not able to push the button on it rapidly.
Back in a division where every penny counts, increasing the capacity of Elland Road would slip into the background once more, delayed by the immediacy of trying to get promoted again.
The question is essentially this:
do Leeds need a 50,000 or 60,000-capacity home playing in the EFL?
‼️Season tickets‼️
This is about as close as you’ll get to an upside of relegation.
Those 10 per cent rises in costs for next season?
They’ll be canned if Leeds go down.
You’ll get more games for your money (46 league matches in the Championship, up from the Premier League’s 38) and if you’re on that long, long waiting list, your chances of reaching the front of it might be slightly enhanced.