Leeds United’s season unlikely to be affected by fate of Eleven Sports

• Owner Andrea Radrizzani runs struggling streaming service
• Club confident Marcelo Bielsa’s push for promotion is still on

Fears that Leeds United’s promotion push might be derailed by the potential closure of Eleven Sports UK, the streaming service run by the club’s owner, Andrea Radrizzani, appear unfounded.

Senior figures at Elland Road are understood to be confident that, for the remainder of this season at least, any closure would make no real material difference to Marcelo Bielsa’s plans. The former Argentina and Chile coach has led Leeds to second place in the Championship, one point behind Norwich City, leaving them on course for the automatic promotion to the Premier League which would transform their finances.

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