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Leeds United Andrea Radrizzani has sold his stake in the club to the investment San Francisco 49ers for £170 million. The Italian who had bought The Lilywhites in 2017 outright for a fee in the region of £45 million, had dropped his stake to 56% since.

The 48-year-old was trying to agree a deal in the region of £400 million for the club, but relegation to the Championship meant the fee was renegotiated.

Radrizzani was initially a popular owner with fans. The hiring of the legendary and iconic in West Yorkshire, Argentine Marcelo Bielsa. El Loco, who had taken Leeds up to the Premier League after just short of 20 years away from England’s top flight.

When the now-former chairman sacked the popular Bielsa, this is when his relationship with fans deteriorated. From being a loved figure, he was pretty close to being enemy number one in a matter of a few very quick months.

The reluctance to part company with Victor Orta was another thing that gained the wrath of the Leeds United faithful. Relegation after three seasons will be painful for such a passionate fan base, but the lack of empathy by Radrizzani tipped Leeds fans over the edge.

To add further salt in the wounds the now Sampdoria owner didn’t attend Leeds’ last game of the season against Tottenham, as he finalised his purchase of now Serie B side Sampdoria.

Disgruntled fans had this to say about the now-departed Andrea Radrizzani “His behaviour is appalling and he risks never being welcome at our club again”

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