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Jacob Adler, the Manchester-based businessman who bought Leeds United's Elland Road home, has reassured Leeds fans he has "no intention whatsoever" of building on the site.
Adler also insists he would be happy to extend the 25-year lease that Leeds have on the stadium by another 75 years.
Adler bought Elland Road from hard-up Leeds for an estimated £8m last November.
The month before, he had also snapped up part of the Thorp Arch complex for just over £4m.
Both sites were bought on a sale-and-leaseback basis, with Leeds agreeing to rent their ground and training facilities from him for the next 25 years.
The club was also given the option to buy them back, should its financial position improve.
Adler, 35, told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "I want the club to survive, I want the club to improve - if I didn't, then I wouldn't have done the deal."
Adler said he had yet to speak to new Leeds owner Ken Bates, who has pledged "in the fullness of time" to return Elland Road and Thorp Arch to the club's ownership, but would be happy to do so.
Jacob Adler, the Manchester-based businessman who bought Leeds United's Elland Road home, has reassured Leeds fans he has "no intention whatsoever" of building on the site.
Adler also insists he would be happy to extend the 25-year lease that Leeds have on the stadium by another 75 years.
Adler bought Elland Road from hard-up Leeds for an estimated £8m last November.
The month before, he had also snapped up part of the Thorp Arch complex for just over £4m.
Both sites were bought on a sale-and-leaseback basis, with Leeds agreeing to rent their ground and training facilities from him for the next 25 years.
The club was also given the option to buy them back, should its financial position improve.
Adler, 35, told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "I want the club to survive, I want the club to improve - if I didn't, then I wouldn't have done the deal."
Adler said he had yet to speak to new Leeds owner Ken Bates, who has pledged "in the fullness of time" to return Elland Road and Thorp Arch to the club's ownership, but would be happy to do so.
