Leeds United director completes takeover of Serie A club as Radrizzani goal realised - YEP 1/6/22
Leeds United board member Sandro Mencucci has taken on the role of managing director with newly-acquired Serie A outfit US Lecce By Joe Donnohue Leeds United director Sandro Mencucci has completed the acquisition of newly-promoted Serie A club US Lecce alongside five other businessmen. Appointed to the Leeds board only last year, Mencucci has remained a largely peripheral figure around Elland Road, with chairman Andrea Radrizzani and CEO Angus Kinnear taking centre stage. Australian business magnate - and lifelong United supporter - Peter Lowy was also installed to the board last summer, while San Francisco 49ers' chief Paraag Marathe is the club's Vice President. Fellow Italian Massimo Marinelli makes up the six-man directorship at Leeds - coincidentally the same number involved at boardroom level in Mencucci's latest venture. Lecce were promoted to the top flight of Italian football last season and will compete in Serie A against the likes of Juventus, AS Roma...