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.

After Spanish golfer Jon Rahm announced his shock defection to LIV Golf, he could be taking one of his Ryder Cup teammates with him.

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.

Jon Rahm has become the latest PGA Tour star to make the move to LIV Golf, after previously stating he had no plans on signing with the breakaway league. Rahm became the LIV setup's biggest coup yet,