Jon Rahm has admitted that signing with LIV Golf in a record deal worth upwards of £450 million ($566.4m) is a “big risk” to his Ryder Cup future.

Rory McIlroy was openly pleased that the 2023 European Ryder Cup team did not include any golfers from LIV, but his stance has suddenly changed.

European Ryder Cup teammate McIlroy, the PGA Tour's staunchest loyalist, insisted the rules should be rewritten to allow the two-time major winner to compete at Bethpage in 2025.

Jon Rahm’s Ryder Cup future has been thrown into doubt with speculation intensifying that he will imminently sign a record £450 million deal with LIV and join alongside another former world No 1 and one of Europe’s promising young players.

Rory McIlroy has said Europe will have to “rewrite the rules for Ryder Cup eligibility” after two-time major winner Jon Rahm confirmed he was joining LIV Golf. After previously saying he would not quit the PGA Tour,

The Spaniard, 28, confirmed his decision to abandon the PGA Tour for LIV Golf Thursday night after inking a deal worth $500million in the Saudi-backed circuit's biggest coup to date.