Cellino: "I'm a trouble maker...but in a good way."
Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has admitted he is a "trouble-maker" but "in a good way" as he continues his extensive cost-cutting at Elland Road in preparation for next season.
The Italian has worked tirelessly to reduce the club's running costs since his company Eleonora Sports completed its takeover of the club on April 7, and is even considering the future of the club's costly Thorp Arch training complex.
Leeds' accounts announced last month for 2012-13 showed a loss of £9.5million for the year, and Cellino has revealed daily running costs were "well over £100,000" with the club understood to be losing £1million a month.
Cellino has temporarily closed Thorp Arch to reduce overheads, while a raft of redundancies among general staff began last week.
He has since questioned whether the club can afford the £2.5million a year it costs to run Thorp Arch, which includes a reported £600,000 annually to rent back off Manchester property developer Jacob Adler.
Adler bought the training ground for £4.2million in 2004 during the club's infamous fire-sale following relegation from the Premier League.
Cellino hopes to meet with the Thorp Arch landlord in a bid to negotiate better terms, but has not ruled out quitting the complex altogether.