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Sky Sports man reveals latest on Leeds United takeover that would make ‘huge difference'
LEEDS UNITED have played down reports they will be bought by a Qatar-based company, according to Sky Sports reporter Tim Thornton.
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Reports have emerged Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) are interested in purchasing Leeds United.
They are the same company that own Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain and paid the world-record transfer fee of £200million to get Neymar from Barcelona in 2017.
Thornton admits the investment would make a huge difference to Leeds and improve the calibre of player they could attract to the club going forward.
But he has warned fans not to get too excited yet as nothing is set in stone.
There are certainly financial challenges for Leeds United, so investment could make a huge difference for them
“The sources that I’ve been in touch with this morning are playing this down,” Thornton told Sky Sports News on Sunday morning.
“Now there’s no doubt that Middle East cash can transform any football club.
“We know that, we’ve seen that in English football already and there is no doubt that Leeds will be a very, very attractive proposition for any potential investor.
“It’s important to stress that this is a very different football club to the one that [owner] Andrea Radrizzani acquired two years ago.
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“The training ground has been upgraded, there have been key appointments.
“And this is a club that have certainly moved on and are in a good position for success now, we’ve seen that on the field this season already.
“But Radrizzani has talked about a difficult summer ahead in the transfer market.
“In previous summers they’ve had to sell players, Ronaldo Vieira and the season before Chris Wood.
“So there are certainly financial challenges for Leeds United, so investment could make a huge difference for them.
“Last summer we saw the San Francisco 49ers also acquire a stake in the club.
“But Leeds playing it down at the moment, the sources that I’ve been in touch with.
“But Leeds will certainly be an attractive proposition for any potential investors.”