Speaking to Golf Digest Middle East on Wednesday at the DP World Tour’s Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, the 22-year-old McKibbin declined to discuss multiple recent reports that he was nearing a deal to join Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team.

The 22-year-old is reportedly set to pen a multi-year deal to join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII side, just a few months after securing a PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour

McKibbin's impending move is the latest reminder of mega-rich LIV's gravitational pull, and while the Northern Irishman is not in the same bracket as some of the tour's biggest names, it is still an eye-catching swoop for the breakaway circuit.

Tom McKibbin has refused to comment on reports linking him with a move to LIV Golf. McKibbin, who secured a PGA Tour card at the end of last season, looks poised to joined the Legion XIII team of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in the Saudi-funded breakaway league.

Refusal of 22-year-old to elaborate on possible exit from PGA Tour almost as good as a guarantee he will jump ship to Saudi-backed circuit

Tom McKibbin, the rising star and protégé of Rory McIlroy, is in line for a dramatic switch to LIV Golf despite securing a debut season on the PGA Tour.

Tom McKibbin has been strongly linked with a shock move to LIV Golf and Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team according to reports from Spain.

Tom McKibbin could be set for a dramatic change in direction on his professional career path, with two-time Major champion Jon Rahm targeting the 22-year-old Belfast for his Legion XIII roster on the megabucks Saudi Arabia PIF-backed LIV Golf.

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Tom McKibbin has addressed strong talk that he is about to join Jon Rahm's LIV Golf team and reject a debut PGA Tour season.

Today’s reports now suggest McKibbin will swap his opportunities on the PGA Tour for the chance to team up with Rahm on the LIV Tour instead. Speculation has been rife for weeks