The super league is excited by the presence of the two current ones on the planet in its tournaments. Even Tiger Woods has spoken about a possible signing.
Jon Rahm is about to leave for LIV. The news is shocking because of the blow that the Spaniard’s farewell to the PGA could mean and because of the scandalous contract that the Saudis are offering to have the world number two (and current Augusta champion) in their ranks.
The change would propose a new twist in the love-hate relationship that exists between the North American circuit and the modern petrodollar circuit, which after years of confrontation are now negotiating to coexist.
Will signing Rahm for the rival change things? This cannot be ruled out, because the importance of Basque on the circuit is too great. 19 victories on the circuit, two majors in its showcases (US Open 2021 and Masters 2023), in more than 52 weeks as world number one These are the main reasons for the big offer that has arrived at your doorstep.
According to information published by various European media, including The Telegraph, Relevo and El Mundo, it is confirmed that the LIV offered Rahm $550 million to stay in the league until 2029 . If finalized, it will be the largest deal in golf history, surpassing the mega-contracts the Arab League had previously signed. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.
Relevo goes even further and announces that according to sources close to the Spanish golfer, the agreement is practically concluded and will be announced in the coming days. Dream Christmas present for the Joaquín Niemann and Mito Pereira circuit, since The arrival of the one born in Barrika will take away a lot of negotiating weight from the PGA who will lose their big star if we talk about performance and marketing.
The rumor is so strong that several golfers have already taken a stand. Meanwhile, the Spaniard remains silent, which only increases the noise, because in previous years, when there was also talk of a possible signing, he had always dismissed these comments.
“Hypothetically, would I be surprised? Yes, but so many different things have happened in the last 48 hours, but also in the last few weeks . Things have changed and will continue to change,” Tiger Woods said enigmatically.
“He is one of our greatest assets on the PGA Tour. It wouldn’t be very good for us in general because we want to play against the best players in the world and that’s what Jon is. I know there are guys who have spoken to him. “I know he maybe thinks through some decisions, maybe not,” Jordan Spieth said along the same lines.
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