We carried reports that Massimo Cellino may leave Brescia as the club’s chairman earlier in the week – the club he bought after leaving Leeds in 2017 and now, Cellino has confirmed his resignation as chairman on Brescia’s website.
Giornale de Brescia said this week that Cellino, who eventually sold Leeds to Andrea Radrizzani five years ago after a second 50% stake was bought – was under threat as Brescia’s owner and chairman. The ‘King of Corn’ has not changed.
Unsurprisingly, fans are protesting with his trigger-happy approach to managers. Brescia, who are currently managed by Garry Monk’s ex-assistant Pep Clotet, sit seventh in Serie B. They have had 18 managerial spells since Cellino arrived.
Clotet is in his second spell. That has led to protests, with Brescia holding up a banner of ‘Cellino, Bully’, in September. But it is not only his managerial merry-go-round approach. He is also the subject of a judicial investigation.
Reports from Italian outlet Il Giorno state the violations are of a ‘criminal-tax nature’. A whopping £48million worth of assets could be seized. Now, Cellino has issued a statement on Brescia’s website. He has resigned as chairman.
But he is yet to sell the club: “I am convinced that with my resignation the Company will be in a position to identify, in agreement with the judicial bodies, a person who will be able to bring Brescia the results the passion of fans deserve.”
Cellino confirms resignation as chairman on Brescia website
It will hardly be surprising to Leeds fans. Cellino’s time as Leeds chairman was marred with controversy. Ever since he arrived at the club and signed 14 new players in his first season – a window which saw captain Liam Cooper arrive.
Dave Hockaday, Darko Milanic, Uwe Rosler, Steve Davis. A handful of names that gives us Leeds fans nightmares. But also names that were victims of Cellino’s impulsive decision making. It is interesting to see when he sells Brescia.
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