Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan says Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani must cough up much more ‘dough’ if they are going to achieve his lofty ambitions.
Majority owner Radrizzani said earlier this season that he wants the club to break into the top six of the Premier League. The club is currently 16th and battling against relegation.
With attention now turning to the summer, concern is growing over how much money Leeds United will spend ahead of next season. Jordan said it will take over £100m to have any hope of cracking the top six.
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Speaking on Talksport today, Jordan said of Leeds: “If they come out of the blocks in the summer after surviving in the Premier League, and learning the lessons of what it looks like – one season everyone being enthused by you, the next season people being worried by you – a change of culture, an American coach, American ownership model going in there as well, maybe they’ll come out swinging with a £100m-plus worth of spend and support that observation.
“Because I tell you what, the size and scale of that football club, every day in the top half of the league, every day in the top eight of the league, because the scale and passion and commitment and history of this football club and the feeling about it, is there.
“Now they’ve got to match it with the dough. He has got the ability to do this because he knows his way around the media world and they have got American investors.
“So, I wouldn’t be surprised, if he’s going to make this sort of claim, he can’t make it on £50m spends. He can’t make a case for Leeds United to be a top six side on £50m spend, he can’t.”
You can watch the clip of Jordan at the tweet below.
