San Francisco 49ers 'to buy Leeds United in FULL by the start of 2024' - Mail Online 6/12/21

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San Francisco 49ers 'to buy Leeds United in FULL by the start of 2024 - with Elland Road included in a buy-out which could be worth £475MILLION to owner Andrea Radrizzani'

Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani bought the club for £45m back in 2017

The value has shot up but the investment arm of the NFL team is to take control

49ers Enterprises is set to secure a full buy-out of the club by January 2024

The Premier League takeover could reportedly be worth as much as £475m

The York family, who own the 49ers franchise, are worth $4billion

By KIERAN JACKSON

San Francisco 49ers are reportedly set to assume full control of Leeds United by the start of 2024 in a deal worth more than £400m.

The investment arm of the NFL franchise - 49ers Enterprises - has an option to take 100 per cent control of the club by January 2024 in a deal which would include ownership of Elland Road.

A deal for a full buy-out in excess of £400m was struck in January this year, when the 49ers' stake went up to 37 per cent, but now The Athletic has revealed that a deal which could be worth as much as £475m is set to be completed in just over two years' time.

The report also details that a buy-out could come sooner than January 2024, which is the current deadline.

The 49ers are owned by American billionaire Denise DeBartolo York, 71, and her family, who own over 90 per cent of the franchise which is now worth $3.5 billion.

York's father Edward Debartolo Sr bought the team in 1977 but Denise took control in 2001.

Her son, Jed, is now the CEO of the 49ers - the York family are worth $4 billion as of June 2021 according to Forbes.

Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani bought the club in 2017 for £45m but following their promotion to the Premier League in 2020, the value of the club has shot up. 

The Italian sold a 10 per cent stake to 49ers Enterprises in 2018 but that has risen since to a 44 per cent stake.

Radrizzani explained last month that the partnership with the 49ers could be fundamental in helping Leeds try and force their way back towards the top of the English game.

'Now we are partnered with 49ers, this is fundamentally very important because it will be very difficult to stay in the Premier League, but if we stay in it this year I think we can go much more than last year and go into the top six,' the Italian said at the Web Summit event in Lisbon.

'Start to renovate the stadium and continue to grow the value of this club.'

Marcelo Bielsa led Leeds back to the top-flight after their relegation in 2004 - the club are currently 14th in the Premier League following a 2-2 draw at home to Brentford on Sunday.

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