Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has claimed that Red Bull have launched a bid to buy the Championship club . Cellino , who is currently serving a Football League disqualification , said that Leeds ' majority shareholder Eleonora Sport was considering the offer . But Leeds chairman Andrew Umbers said he was not aware of an offer from Red Bull when contacted by BBC Radio Leeds on Saturday morning . Leeds United are the subject of a takeover bid from Red Bull , according to owner Massimo Cellino . Cellino told the Yorkshire Evening Post that majority shareholders Eleonora Sport were considering an offer . Cellino told the Yorkshire Evening Post : 'There is an offer . I didn ’ t know about it but I spoke just now with Giampaolo Caboni , one of the directors of Eleonora Sport . 'He said Red Bull has made an offer for the club . The shareholder will have to think about it . I don ’ t know what they will do . ' The soft drink giant already own three clubs - RB Leipzig in Germany , Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and MLS side New York Red Bulls - as well as two teams in Formula One . After being linked with a bid in November , Red Bull issued a statement saying : 'Red Bull has no plans to take over Leeds Utd nor take a stake in the club . ' Cellino was disqualified from running the club in December after an Italian court found him guilty of tax evasion and his ban ends on May 4 . The soft drink giants own three football clubs , one of them in Austria ( pictured ) called Red Bull Salzburg . New York Red Bulls from America 's MLS take on Arsenal in a pre-season friendly last summer . Formula One teams Red Bull and Toro Rosso are also owned by the soft drinks company .
Red Bull have launched a bid to buy Leeds , Massimo Cellino says . Cellino says majority shareholder Eleonora Sport are considering offer . Leeds chairman Andrew Umbers later said he was unaware of offer . Cellino currently serving a Football League disqualification .