“I WOULD LOVE IT!” – UFC legend Conor McGregor expresses interest to buy Liverpool at £4 billion
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Just days after Fenway Sports Group put Liverpool up for sale, UFC star Conor McGregor said he had “asked information” about acquiring the club. Since his catastrophic defeat to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, the Irishman has not competed in the octagon, and it appears that this is because he has been looking into other business opportunities.
McGregor, a well-known Manchester United supporter, suggested himself as a potential successor to the owners at Anfield during a Q&A on social media while FSG was trying to sell the Premier League team. When asked by fans whether he’d be interested in buying the Merseyside club, McGregor wrote: “I WOULD LOVE IT! I requested my information on this, yes. Soon as I heard. What a turn of events! What a club!.”
Given his association with Manchester United, a team he has frequently been vocal about, his statement is quite unexpected. Speaking during a FIFA Q&A in 2019, he said:“‘I was more a player than a watcher back then, but Manchester United was my team. It was only the other day I came across an old picture of myself wearing that infamous grey United jersey, which I bought with my [First Holy] Communion money at eight years of age.”
“I see my son when I look at that photo. I’d love to know where it is now. A truly ‘Notorious’ football jersey!'” he added. Additionally, he shared a photo of himself sporting a United jersey just hours after Khabib Nurmagomedov, a rival in the UFC, attended an event at Old Trafford last season.
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Who are other potential buyers of Liverpool football club?
Since it was reported that FSG was looking for new owners, a number of other prospective buyers have added their names to a list. The UFC legend is the latest. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man in Britain, had been the front-runner, but he said he is not interested in trying to buy Liverpool and has instead set his sights on boosting Nice’s prospects in Ligue 1.
“Our position has developed since the summer and we are now focusing our efforts in Nice and raising our ambitions for the club to make them into a top tier club in France to compete with PSG,” a spokesman for Ratcliffe told The Telegraph. “This would represent much better value for our investment than buying one of the top tier Premier League clubs.”
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