Conor McGregor prepares for a rematch against Dustin Poirer on July 10. In recent images you have shared The Notorius in his social networks a fantastic physical state is observed that ventures a threesome fight. However, that is not the context in which the Irishman has been in the news in recent hours. And is that The UFC star could be preparing his landing in the world of football, with Manchester United as a possible destination.
McGregor, whose fortune is estimated to be around 181 million pounds, sent an alert tweet to his 8.7 million followers: “Hey guys, I'm thinking of buying Manchester United! What do you think?”. Obviously, the reactions did not take long to appear and the voices accumulated and the question asked by one of the users summarized the general feeling: “Are you really going to buy Manchester United?”.
A conversation came up regarding Celtic first to be honest. To acquire shares from Dermot Desmond. I am certainly interested in acquiring a sports team at some stage!
Both Celtic and Man United are teams I like for sure. But I am open. I feel I could do big things for a club. https://t.co/KgD9qnYipP– Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 9, 2021
Conor responded as follows: “First came a conversation about Celtic (of Glasgow), to be honest. Acquire a percentage of Dermot Desmond. I'm really interested in getting a team at some point! Both Celtic and Manchester United are teams that I like, of course. But I have an open mind could do great things for a club. “
Desmond is a businessman whose fortune is estimated to be over 2,000 million of euros, being the ninth richest person in Ireland according to the Forbes list, as well as the largest shareholder of Celtic. In addition, it is also related to Red Devils, as he owned shares of the team until in 2005 he sold them to Malcolm Glazer.
A) Yes, The Notorius I would have to negotiate with the Glazer family, in the eye of the hurricane after being part of the twelve founding clubs of the Superliga. Fact that has unleashed the rage of the club's fans, asking many of them to sell the team with which they were made progressively between 2003 and 2005, until they achieved total control of it. Yes indeed, its financial muscle is far from the more than 3,500 million in which the Mancuniano group is valued. Many would surely see him as a kind of 'savior', taking into account the tension between the fans and the current owners …