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da apostebet: Leeds fans haven’t been entirely happy about Qatari Sports Investments’ reported interest in buying a stake of the club.
On the one hand having new billionaire investors can bring incredible short term success, but the Whites have felt first-hand how risky it is to overextend themselves financially.
Poor owners mismanaged the Yorkshire club for years before stabilising under Andrea Radrizzani, and despite the fortunes that QSI have behind them FFP sanctions can still sting the club.
A deal between Radrizzani and the Qataris seems to be edging closer to completion after the two parties had a meeting in Doha.
And as many Leeds supporters have struggled to take a stance on whether or not the investment would be a good thing, Football FanCast’s writers haven’t sat on the fence when giving their opinions on whether or not it will positively impact the club.
Luke Glanville
“I’m pretty sure Leeds fans would be down for anything that could potentially lead to Radrizzani no longer being the owner of the club or at least possessing a smaller stake. The feeling among most key people at Elland Road and across the footballing world probably isn’t very different. The owners of PSG are undoubtedly much richer than the Italian businessman and would pump more money into the club. More money doesn’t necessarily translate to success, but it certainly increases the Whites’ chances of returning to the Premier League.”
Harry Sherlock
“The opportunity of Radrizzani leaving the club will be music to the ears of Leeds fans. But with money comes caution. They have been down this road before, investing ridiculous sums in a bid to keep Leeds fighting at the top end of the Premier League. The situation is different now, of course, and the prospective owners have far deeper pockets, but fans should be cautious. Merely spending their way to success led to the bubble bursting before; they had better hope history doesn’t repeat itself.”
Matt Dawson
“This could only be a good thing for the Yorkshire side. Leeds fans would give an arm and a leg to overcome the shambles that’s engulfed the club at board level and if PSG’s owners are to invest, it would be absolutely game-changing on so many levels. This could finally be the boost they need in order to achieve promotion.”