READ MORE ON TRANSFERSWhen asked by Sky Sports if his fellow golfer is still involved, he said: "I don't think so, no. I think he decided once they were relegated against it."
"Relegation wasn't ideal," he admitted. "But we got involved with the 49ers group who were purchasing a larger share to own Leeds United. "They do the stuff they do so successfully everywhere else they've touched and thought it would be a really cool opportunity. It's a big city, historic club, great venue Elland Road. When you start to look into it, it was really exciting.
"With relegation we were able to renegotiate and then we got to decide if we wanted to do it or not. It was never really a decision, we wanted to do it, it just ended up being possibly a better deal as long as they can get promoted soon.