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Beren Cross

Blindsided Leeds United board floored as Radrizzani's Elland Road scheme broken to them last night

Board members Paraag Marathe and Angus Kinnear were left dumbfounded when news reached them of Andrea Radrizzani’s Elland Road proposal on Wednesday night. The Italian’s indication he would secure a loan to buy Sampdoria against Leeds United’s stadium blindsided everyone at the club.

There are no filings at Companies House to suggest the proposal to Banca Sistema went through and United sources are confident the ground is currently safe from any such risk. However, there was widespread shock on Wednesday night when the news was broken to the club’s top brass.

When The Athletic, which broke the story this morning, went to United with the allegations, it was the first Marathe and Kinnear had heard of it. They did not believe it was possible for Radrizzani to make such a proposal without their knowledge.

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