Former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner, who rescued the club from the brink of liquidation 17 years ago, has expressed his admiration for current owner Andrea Radrizzani. Krasner was chairman when Leeds were last in the Premier League after salvaging them from administration in 2004, but could not save them from relegation. Subsequent owners Ken Bates, GFH Capital and Massimo Cellino all presided over the wilderness years before Radrizzani’s takeover in 2017 sparked Leeds’ renaissance. Expand Close Andrea Radrizzani is hoping to restore Leeds to former glory (Mike Egerton/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Andrea Radrizzani is hoping to restore Leeds to former glory (Mike Egerton/PA)Krasner told the PA news agency: “With regards the current owner, I’ve nothing but respect and admiration for him. “We came in to do a job, which was to save them doing a Bury and disappearing from the Football League, which was on the cards at that time.

Source: Irish Independent May 28, 2021 10:30 UTC