Hollywood star Russell Crowe has refused to rule out buying Leeds United.

Crowe did not deny or confirm the speculation of potential investment during an interview on Simon Mayo's BBC Five Live show on Thursday.

"I've followed Leeds since I was a little kid," Crowe said.

"I used to come home from sport in the afternoon, me and my brother, and watch Match of the Day.

"I love the club. I want nothing but success for the club. But like many other Leeds fans - and probably in fact 99.9 per cent - I'm getting a little impatient, you know?'

"Some of your listeners may not know that I own a rugby league team in Australia which, again, is my childhood team and they were a champion team when I was younger.

"Then they'd fallen in to a state of disarray and they were perennial losers. So, nine years ago, I put my cheque book where my mouth is and bought the club."