Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has tackled speculation that his company has offered £60m to take control of Championship side Leeds United.

It has been claimed that Red Bull is eyeing buying Leeds, with Leeds Fans LLP's chief executive having confirmed that the drinks giant was keen to get the group on board, but could not give any assurances over not changing the club's name, the stadium name or the kit colours.




Red Bull have continued to play down any interest in Leeds in public and Mateschitz has again brushed speculation away.

 


Asked about talk of a £60m bid for Leeds by Salzburg.com, the Red Bull supremo said: "This is not a subject for us."

However, Mateschitz did admit that he views the Premier League as an attractive competition in which to be involved due to the new lucrative TV deal which has been signed, along with a plethora of marketing and commercial opportunities.

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Red Bull has also been linked with a potential move to take control of Italian Serie A outfit Torino, while Aston Villa are also claimed to be a possible target.

At present the drinks giant owns a number of clubs, with the European teams in their portfolio being Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig, who are bidding for promotion to the Bundesliga.

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