He also revealed that he considered Aston Villa manager Unai Emery for the role, as well as Julen Lopetegui, but was unable to secure their services.

Radrizzani expressed regret over sacking Marcelo Bielsa, who was a key figure in the team's success during his time at the club.

"Marcelo was a great catalyst for the city of Leeds," Radrizzani said. "I regret sacking him, but at the time it was a rational decision to try to keep the club in the Premier League."

He went on to explain that the decision to sack Bielsa was made due to the team's poor form, but acknowledged that it was a difficult decision that ultimately proved to be the wrong one.

Radrizzani hired Jesse Marsch, who helped keep Leeds up in the Premier League that season, but it's clear that he has some regret over the way things turned out.

"It was one of the most difficult decisions of my life, and probably the wrong one, beca