Leeds United jeopardy emerges already in 49ers investment – Finance Guru
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Dan Plumley has insisted that the English sporting jeopardy has already effected the 49ers Enterprises investment at Leeds United after twists in the past week.
Despite revealing the interest himself, Rickie Fowler has since dropped out of his investment after relegation left the Whites in the Championship this season.
Plumley insisted that the sporting jeopardy in English football can challenge American investors, in particular, as it is different to the football model they know back home.
“You’ve got really high-profile stars there in the world of golf,” he exclusively told MOT Leeds News.
“They are aware of football, but not aware of some of the operations of the European model that we really protect and love about our game. It shows both sides of it and it is interesting that he has stepped away because of that, it’s something we’re proud of and want to protect.
“It’s not the American model, and how many times have we spoken about that from a kind of more pure sport economic type of view.
“There are challenges in our system in terms of investors coming in, particularly from America, because they don’t have relegation or that sporting jeopardy so it shows both sides of the coin and interesting that frames their decision making for whether they step into agreements or away.”
This will not have concerned the 49ers Enterprises too much.
Looking at their list of investors alongside their own wealth, the likes of Jordan Spieth and Michael Phelps likely overshadow this potential disappointment of losing one investor.
In other Leeds United news, a double exit is now on the cards after the latest £190m news at Elland Road