Rory McIlroy opens up on actual purpose for turning down Leeds United funding

Rory McIlroy has revealed his loyalties to Manchester United was the principle purpose behind opting to not be concerned within the latest Leeds United takeover. The 49ers Enterprise took management of Leeds earlier this 12 months, with a lot of huge sporting names additionally concerned.

Two PGA Tour stars in Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth opted to take the dive into soccer, having invested within the Championship membership as a part of the takeover. According to McIlroy, Thomas and Spieth requested if he needed to be concerned, one thing the Red Devils fan was fast to show down.

He informed Sky Sports: “There is Tom Brady at Birmingham and there are a few golfers – Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas – who invested with the 49ers Group, and they own a tiny slice of Leeds. They asked me if I wanted to come on board, and I said as a Man United fan I cannot go anywhere near that!”

United themselves are within the midst of a saga surrounding their possession of the membership, after long-time homeowners the Glazer household put the Premier League facet up on the market final winter. Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad gave the impression to be main the takeover cost however opted to withdraw his bid I’m $6 billion in latest weeks.

This left the door open for rival investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is about to take a 25 p.c stake within the Premier League workforce, alongside majority shareholders, the Glazer household. Amid the latest surge of sports activities stars turning to membership possession, McIlroy was quizzed on whether or not he could be eager about investing in his boyhood membership.

And it appears the Northern Irishman is open to the thought. “I would love to be able to own a tiny percentage of the club I grew up cheering on as a boy,” he added. “I’d have liked to have taken 0.00001 p.c of Manchester United when Jim Ratcliffe took 25 p.c.