Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe has insisted that Rangers will not become a feeder club if their owners, 49ers Enterprises, complete a takeover of the Scottish giants. The US group, an offshoot of NFL team the San Francisco 49ers,

49ers Enterprises president Paraag Marathe has broken his silence on a potential takeover of Rangers and admitted it is something they are looking into.

Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe revealed his 49ers Enterprises are looking to “replicate the passion” of Leeds United as they look to add to their stable - just a week after Record Sport revealed the Americans have launched a Rangers takeover bid.

Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe claims there has been no discussions between 49ers Enterprises and Red Bull about a full takeover at Elland Road. The Whites ' chief was speaking the Financial Times Business of Football Summit and discussed the makeup of the Leeds ownership as well as talk of a takeover at Rangers.

San Francisco 49ers executive vice-president of football operations and Leeds United chair Paraag Marathe among consortium of investors in talks over multi-million-pound takeover of Scottish Premiership club Rangers;

Rangers would be the second British club 49ers Enterprises has bought a stake in. It purchased an initial 10 per cent stake in English Championship side Leeds United in 2018, gaining boardroom influence,

Rangers' proposed takeover under the 49ers Group may have originally had fans excited about a summer of heavy spending as they aim to close the gap to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership - but BBC Sport journalist Tom English has poured cold water over any notion of mega-bucks being spent,