Leeds United fans have been given a major reason to celebrate with Andrea Radrizzani buying Elland Road back.
Stephen Warnock has joined the Leeds fans reacting on Twitter to the news that the club confirmed on their official website that they have completed the purchase of Elland Road.
The Whites sold their stadium in 2004 in the midst of their financial implosion which saw them fall from the Champions League to being on -15 in League One in less than a decade.
Leeds fans may have been forgiven for thinking that the purchase would be completed a lot sooner, with former owner Massimo Cellino promising to buy the ground back during the early months of his time with the club, but as the Yorkshire Evening Post reported at the time, the Italian failed to deliver on that promise due to various issues.
For that reason, supporters may have been sceptical when Radrizzani made a similar pledge when he completed his full buy-out of the club earlier this year, as reported by the Yorkshire Evening Post.
However, the club have confirmed on their official website that the side’s parent company now owns the stadium, which has been the team’s home since their formation in 1919.
The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that the deal is worth around £20 million, but will save Leeds the £1.7 million per year that they previously paid in rent.
Unsurprisingly, the news has been received incredibly positively amongst the fans who view the repurchase of the ground as a major turning point and statement from the new owner and a club as a whole.
And amongst those commenting on the news on Twitter is former Leeds left-back Warnock…
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