Manchester United fan Rory McIlroy has revealed he 'would love' to own a percentage of the club after turning down the opportunity to get on board at Leeds United as he couldn't 'go anywhere near' United's rivals.
Manchester United fan Rory McIlroy has revealed he “would love” to own a percentage of the club after turning down the opportunity to get on board at Leeds United as he couldn’t “go anywhere near” United’s rivals.
While they had bids from people wanting to take full control, they deemed all of them below their asking price. Sheikh Jassim was in the running for full control for a while, but recentlyProfessional golfer McIlroy has stated that he’d love to own a small minority of the club – given he supports United – as Ratcliffe looks likely to get on board, but has not had the chance to do so.
“And if another opportunity comes my way I will look at it. But it is not something that has come across our table as of yet.” “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,” McIlroy said.
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