The 49ers, owners of Leeds United, have faced criticism since the close of the transfer window. Some supporters feel they didn’t do enough to strengthen the squad after promotion to the Premier League, despite bringing in 10 new players.
Leeds spent more than £100m on 10 new recruits in the summer, and are insistent that a bad deadline day should not overshadow the good work they carried out to retool Daniel Farke’s squad for the challenges of the Premier League.
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Some of the new signings have already done well to justify the investment. Anton Stach has emerged as the creative hub of the team, and Sean Longstaff has been backed to explode after only finding a place on the bench in the first two Premier League games.
Leeds have taken a gamble on the fitness of players like Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha, but the owners remain confident they’re on the right track, convinced that the Whites are heading for a bright future.
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The 49ers believe Leeds United will soon be a £1BN club, with the owners promising more spending
The Athletic have got their hands on the 49ers’ “2025 Investment Summary”, which they are using to persuade investors to give £120m “to fund business operations, carry out the stadium expansion project and enable the club to bring in £300million worth of players over the next three years”.
It’s a comprehensive outline of the 49ers’ plans for Leeds, detailing the investment they hope to make in the coming years to cement the club’s place in the Premier League.
The eye-catching detail is the claim that the 49ers are expecting the club to touch the £1BN valuation by 2030, which is a huge jump from their current valuation of £527.45m.
The Leeds owners are also promising huge player investments, and are expecting to spend upwards of £300m over the next three years on new signings.
They expect to earn a revenue of £260m this season, but are expecting the number to exceed £300m at the end of the 2028/29 season.
If Leeds stay in the Premier League, the 49ers are expecting the club to be on a strong financial footing and a better place to increase spending on players in the next few years.
Farke is under pressure to keep Leeds in the Premier League
A lot of their plans, including a comprehensive stadium expansion in two phases, are dependent on Leeds remaining a Premier League club.
The Americans clearly want to grow Leeds into a sustainable Premier League club without spending crazy money on players in the coming years.
However, there will be increased spending if Leeds stay in the top flight, and Farke will be under pressure this season to keep their top-flight status
The 49ers believe they have backed the German coach properly, and are expecting results, which this season is to finish 17th or above in the Premier League.
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