Leeds United’s Andrea Radrizzani has not given up on the idea of purchasing Salernitana in Serie A.
The last bit of news we relayed from Italy made it clear the Elland Road boss was ‘ready to formalise an offer’ of around €45m to the trust, who were was granted extra time to find an owner for the newly promoted side, but there had still been no response.
The Italian Football Federation granted Claudio Lotito, who already owns Lazio, the ability to form a trust to give himself more time to sell, thus delaying the sale deadline until the very end of the calendar year, or December 31st.
Should they fail to do so, they could be expelled from Italy’s top-tier, which would be a severe blow for all involved, meaning there is an ‘obligation to sell’.
TuttoSalernitana have an update on the matter, claiming the Leeds owner’s proposal to the trust is ‘around €50m’, and ‘the important thing is that it’s done quickly’.
As has been reported previously, Radrizzani wants as much time as possible to invest into his new team and get them ready for Serie A, which is why he is ‘pushing to meet the guardian of the Coppola trust’, as well as two of the trustees, in order to ‘understand the room for manoeuvre and timing’.
While they could accept, they could also ‘decide not to give in pending better offers that could arrive in the coming months’.
They are aware that a bad start in the league without reinforcements could lower the price, meaning it’s an ‘intricate situation’, with the Italian Football Federation ideally wanting an ‘immediate change’ despite not saying so officially.
Time will tell if the Leeds owner gets his Italian club, but as things stand, there has been little progress.
