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Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has been back in the spotlight again after claiming that Derby County selling their stadium to a sister company is more of a case of cheating than Leeds sending a scout to watch their opponents train.

The Whites owner was speaking at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit on Tuesday morning, and his claims come just months after his side's head coach, Marcelo Bielsa, admitted to sending a member of his staff to secretly watch the Derby players train ahead of the Championship game between the two sides at Elland Road.

The two sides had a very public fallout over the issue with many quick to stick the boot in at Bielsa following the incident.

But Leeds fans were quick to pounce on the Rams following the revelation that Derby owner Mel Morris had bought Pride Park from the club and immediately leased it back to them.

After registering a £30.9million operating loss for 2017/18 - coming as a result of Derby's vast overspending in order to challenge for promotion back to the Premier League - Morris acted and reversed the accounts to ensure the club made a £14.6million pre-tax profit by selling the club's home ground to himself and immediately leasing it back to them.

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By doing so, the club was able to recognise a gain of £39.9million through the deal and completely undo the effects of having a wage bill significantly larger than its revenues while continuing to invest in their squad.

As a result the Rams have been able to comply with the EFL's profitability and sustainability (P&S) regulations and are confident that the deal, valuing the stadium at £81.1million, is "within the financial rules" of the league.

Whether it is right or wrong is down to personal discretion, but one thing that does look certain is that the war of words between the two clubs is showing no sign of stopping anytime soon.

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