One of the many aspects affected by relegation as Leeds United drop into the Championship will be the long-planned redevelopment of Elland Road. Promotion to the Premier League had always been billed as the key which unlocked the finance needed for such a project, but with the end of the club’s third consecutive year at the top table here, there is still little firm detail or spades in the ground.
The last public comments made came from chairman Andrea Radrizzani. Last August, the owner told The Athletic expansion had always been tied to top-flight security.
“I always said to Angus Kinnear (chief executive), we’ll look at the expansion of the stadium when we’re in the third year of the Premier League,” he said. “The chance to go back in the Championship is very high in the first and second year, but much lower after.
