You may know by now that Andrea Radrizzani, current owner of Leeds United, is trying to purchase Salernitana from Claudio Lotito and Marco Mezzaroma.
The pair are being forced to sell the newly promoted side since the former of the two already owns Lazio, and the Elland Road boss is among those trying to take the club off their hands.
Radrizzani has been trying to find an opportunity to establish himself in Italian football for a while now, and jumped at the chance to acquire the Serie A side.
On Thursday, it was reported that a deal was close, as the Leeds owner made an offer of around €50m, which, although not going into too much detail regarding the price, was confirmed by a close collaborator of his, Sandro Mencucci.
La Citta Di Salerno had a brief chat with the businessman, who is also on the Elland Road board of directors, who said: “We made our offer, defined in every detail, on Wednesday. Emphasising it is valid for 10 days. There were meetings on Thursday morning and subsequently between the consultants representing Salernitana and those of Radrizzani, but no answer has come.”
Asked if that was due to a problem with the numbers, Mencucci replied: “Lotito, whom I personally know and respect, will surely be taken in these hours by the need to decide and we understand that it isn’t easy. But it’s right that Salerno and the Salernitana fans know that we have formulated an offer that we consider appropriate.”
How much said offer is wasn’t revealed by the Leeds chief, and it has varied from report to report.
While Thursday’s article stated the bid was of €50m, the same La Citta Di Salerno, who chatted to Mencucci, claimed Radrizzani ‘has relaunched the economic offer up to €70m and is awaiting a response’.
It’s explained the Leeds owner was accompanied by his close collaborator, and he showed ‘absolute willingness to conclude the transaction as soon as possible’, proving ‘he has the economic strength to manage Salernitana in Serie A and guarantee a project capable of satisfying the passion of their fans’.
Should the deal go through then it could see Leeds United and Salernitana mirror the situation with Watford and Udinese, where transfers are frequent between the two clubs.
