Leeds to contest winding-up petition

Leeds’ owners say they will contest a winding-up petition served by one of the club’s main sponsors and the man who is trying to buy the Elland Road outfit, as the messy takeover situation in West Yorkshire shows no signs of clearing up.

Confirming a report which initially surfaced in the Financial Times on Tuesday, Gulf Finance House Capital (GFH Capital) said the club’s lawyers were “vigorously” contesting the petition of Andrew Flowers, who is the boss of Enterprise Insurance and also one of the parties locked in a battle to buy out the Bahrain-based investment bank.