Official: 49ers confirm major Leeds United handover as departure is registered with Companies House – Leeds All Over 13/10/23

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Kris Smith

Leeds United have officially registered documentation to see Andrea Radrizzani step down as the club’s chairman, while Rudy Cline-Thomas has joined.

Relegation from the Premier League was always going to bring major change at Elland Road, from the playing staff right all the way up to the ownership structure.

The first thing that needed to be addressed was the 49ers proposed takeover of the club, as Andrea Radrizzani did his best job of burning bridges when the Whites were consigned to the second tier.

A completed takeover by the 49ers came in the summer months, ending Radrizzani’s time at an Elland Road that he was still trying to use as his own pawn for financial muscle in Sampdoria.

Now, it has been shared by financial expert Kieran Maguire on social media that Leeds have now confirmed to Companies House that the Italian has ceased to be the chairman at the club:

Also leaving along with Radrizzani are directors Sandro Mencucci and Massimo Marinelli, while Rudy Cline-Thomas has officially joined as a director.

Very little is likely to change in the day-to-day, just that the documentation has been updated to reflect what has happened over the summer at Elland Road.

The 49ers have clearly already been working behind-the-scenes to ensure Daniel Farke has the tools necessary to make this club thrive again.

With more confirmation, you would expect that there is nothing standing in the way of the figures at the top of the club starting to implement their long-term plans.

The 49ers have meant business so far despite being truly hamstrung by Radrizzani and the previous regime by the decisions made with contracts.

That looks to be a situation that has been left behind now, so we can look ahead to a hopefully much more ambitious future with the 49ers in charge.

They’ve shown their ambition already this season but consistency is going to be key going forward.

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