Jansson makes observations about Massimo Cellino and Andrea Radrizzani

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Pontus Jansson made his loan move from Torino to Leeds United permanent in the summer transfer window.

Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson has revealed to The Times that Massimo Cellino always wanted to make the decisions himself.

As reported by BBC Sport, Cellino took over at Leeds in April 2014, and the Italian businessman left in the summer of 2017.

There were a number of managerial changes at Elland Road during the Italian’s tenure at the club, although the Whites did come close to clinching a playoff spot in the Championship last season.

Andrea Radrizzani took over Leeds in the summer of 2017, and the club have progressed well under the Italian businessman.

The Whites are in the top six of the Championship table at the moment and could launch a challenge for automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Leeds defender Jansson has outlined the difference between Cellino and Radrizzani.

The 26-year-old centre-back spent the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Leeds from Italian club Torino.

The West Yorkshire outfit secured the services of the Sweden international on a permanent deal in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Times to be worth £3.5 million.

“This club has changed a lot in the one and a half years I have been here,” Jansson told The Times. “When I came here there were a lot of negative things. Now we have Andrea.

“I speak Italian and Mr Cellino was always fine with me, but he did not trust many people and wanted to make all the decisions himself; Andrea has people around him he trusts.”