Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani has offered to use Elland Road as security against a £26m bank loan which will be used to buy Sampdoria.
The Italian businessman, who has owned Leeds since 2017 and was at the helm for their promotion in 2020, is currently part of a group that are looking to purchase Sampdoria, who have just been relegated from Serie A. Radrizzani was absent for the final game of Leeds' season which confirmed their relegation as the home fans turned against the hierarchy.
Under what is effectively an agreement in principle, Elland Road would act as collateral as part of the deal that Radrizzani's company, Aser, and his bidding partner, Gestio Capital, are using to borrow huge sums from Italian bank Banca Sistema, to fund their Sampdoria buy-out.
