Former Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani is a divisive figure to say the least, except for in his own head that is.
The Italian left Elland Road in the summer after selling his shares to 49ers Enterprises following relegation to the Championship.
It brought an end to a wild ride for Leeds under his leadership, with the appointment of Marcelo Bielsa and the subsequent success countered by a managerial merry go around after sacking the Argentine, relegation, numerous poor transfer deals and even the idea of using Elland Road as collateral at one point.
It’s presumably something he’s keen to repeat at Sampdoria, where he arrived in the summer in a takeover.
That’s yet to happen as things have gone from bad to worse for the Italian club and it’s even been claimed that Radrizzani has been stepping back and losing interest.
That may not be the case, though, as he insists, he loves a challenge and turning things around, just as he did with Leeds.
“In life I have always been very attracted by challenges, just as I helped Leeds,” he said.
“I helped Matteo Manfredi in this adventure of saving Sampdoria, very close to bankruptcy at that time. We are talking about a historic club and one of the most renowned in Italian football, it was necessary to do something.
“The television rights of the Premier League generate much more revenue than Serie A, but at the same time we have to face higher costs.”
