Leeds United chairman and majority owner Andrea Radrizzani is in Genoa to push through a takeover of Serie A club Sampdoria. Radrizzani has been linked with potential investment in a number of Italian clubs in recent months and it seems as though he is playing a leading role in Gestio Capital’s attempted purchase of Sampdoria.
The Italian is a member of the asset management fund which is bidding to prop up Sampdoria, who have fallen into financial difficulty and risk bankruptcy if their considerable debts are not paid. The outfit have already been relegated from the top flight and they hope a takeover will allow them to start over and begin rebuilding in the Italian second tier.
Radrizzani has been pictured at Sampdoria’s training base on Monday morning and he has briefly spoken to Italian reporters about his hopes of completing the deal.
