Football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes the reported agree deal of £170million is a fair price for Leeds United following their relegation to the Championship. Current owner Andrea Radrizzani has agreed terms with 49ers Enterprises for his shares in the club.
There's been no confirmation in relation to the size of the shares the American investment arm would be purchasing, but Maguire believes it'll be a full takeover at Elland Road. He told The Price of Football podcast : "It looks as though it's going to be a clean break. I think that makes sense.
"When things have broken down in terms of how fans and owners perceive each other, it's best not to leave anything behind and just move on. We saw in the case of Sunderland with Stewart Donald and our friend Mr Methven, it probably wasn't in their interest to be handing around at Sunderland so they've now moved on to Eastleigh and Charlton respectively - it would appear.
