Rory McIlroy ‘would love’ making investment in Man United،
Four-time major winner golfer Rory McIlroy has expressed interest in buying a stake in Manchester United.
It was announced last week that the former world number 1 was part of a consortium including Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, which had invested 200 million euros ($210.970 million) in the Alpine Formula 1 team.
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Speaking at the Circuit of the Americas where he was on hand for the Austin Grand Prix, McIlroy told Sky Sports of his desire to grow his sporting portfolio.
“Previously, ownership of sports teams was limited to private capital and people with lots of money. But now, sports stars are becoming more savvy and using their money in the right way,” he said. -he declares.
“I would love to be able to own a tiny percentage of the club I cheered for as a kid.”
After a lengthy negotiation process, Sir Jim Ratcliffe last week bought a 25% stake in Manchester United for a price of between £1.3 billion. [$1.576 billion] and £1.5 billion [$1.82 billion]
Although the Glazers remain majority owners of the club, Ratcliffe’s INEOS team will have “a sporting influence” at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN.
It’s a decision McIlroy welcomed.
“Sir Jim has an excellent track record and everyone who supports United should be excited about the possibilities if they give him full sporting authority and decisions for the club. As a fan, I’m excited,” he said. declared.
I would have loved to take 0.00001% of Manchester United while Jim Ratcliffe took 25%. And if another opportunity presents itself, I will look at it. But it’s not something that presented itself to us. table for now,” McIlroy said. said.
“There’s Tom Brady in Birmingham [City] and there are a couple of golfers – Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas – who have invested in the 49ers group, and they own a little piece of Leeds. [United]. They asked me if I wanted to join them, and I said as a Man United fan I couldn’t go near them.
On Saturday, Manchester United beat Sheffield United 2-1 to remain eighth in the table.
