Leeds United’s net spend since Massimo Cellino took charge

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Here’s a look at much Leeds United have spent on players under Massimo Cellino.

General view of a protest against Leeds owner Massimo Cellino before the match

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino is under pressure again, with renewed calls for him to sell the club from protest group ‘Time To Go Massimo’.

The Italian has helped steady the ship financially at Leeds since his arrival, but fans remain unconvinced whether he is the right man to take the club forward.

Leeds United Chairman Massimo Cellino

A look at how much he has spent on players since arriving justifies their critique.

The net spend under Cellino – and even further back – is documented by website TransferLeague.co.uk

This summer, Leeds have spent £2.85 million overall. This has been through spending on Kemar Roofe, Luke Ayling, Marcus Antonsson, Liam Bridcutt and Eunan O’Kane, and supplemented through the sale of Lewis Cook.

Cook’s sale is recorded as at £6 million, although in the long term there remains the possibility this could increase through various bonuses.

Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook in action with Valencia’s Alvaro Medran

Last season Leeds were in profit by £125,000, with Sam Byram’s £3.7 million sale their biggest income.

The previous season the Whites sold Ross McCormack to Fulham for a huge fee of £11 million, while their biggest fee paid was Mirco Antenucci at £1 million. Overall that campaign Leeds were in profit by £9.7 million.

All of this data means that in the Cellino era, when it comes to transfers, Leeds United are in profit by £6.7 million.

This may be prudent spending, but it is not helping the club move forward. In 2013/14 when Cellino arrived midway through the season, Leeds finished 14th.

The following campaign they finished 15th, and last season they were 13th. This season has not started well, after five games they sit 21st.

In a division where Aston Villa have spent a net £39.4 million this season in efforts to try and win promotion, Leeds are fast becoming left behind, and it is understandable why supporters want the club sold to a new owner who can finance a push to move forward.

General view inside the stadium before the game – Elland Road