San Francisco 49ers’ chief Paraag Marathe wants to increase their stake in Leeds and help propel them back to the Champions League.
The NFL franchise bought 10 per cent of Leeds Andrea Radrizzani in 2018 for around £10million and Marathe says they are keen to increase their shareholding now United are back in the Premier League.
Marathe, who is president of the 49ers Enterprises, already has a seat on the Leeds board and says he wants a more hands-on role at Elland Road. “Now that we have matriculated up to the Premier League, now the name of the game is not just hanging on by the seat of our pants, but now we want to stay,” he said. “And that’s why as the 49ers we want to be more involved, and hoping to be more involved and hoping to be an
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