After reports that he could be interested in purchasing English club Leeds United, Cagliari president Massimo Cellino has confirmed to the media that although he is talking with club officials he is purely an adviser to the interested buyers.
With some past legal problems also making it difficult for the 56-year-old to purchase the club himself he remains in England while negotiations continue, insisting that he is proud that he has been asked to assistance the consortium with the takeover.
“We are talking, checking the numbers, but I’m not a buyer, if anything, an adviser to the buyers,” Cellino told Tuttomercatoweb.
“I’m proud that this consortium has contacted me, we talked with Leeds, and are like friends.
“They have great fans, are looking to become a top team, no doubt.”
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