By Victor Kanayo
UFC star and Manchester United fan, Conor McGregor has declared interest to takeover the ownership of Liverpool, just days after Fenway Sports Group (FSG) listed the club for sale.
Speaking during a Q&A session with fans on social media, 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!”.
The Irishman has not been active in the octagon since his devastating loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021 and it seems it may be due to his perusal into other business ventures.
His statement comes as somewhat of a surprise given his affiliation with Manchester United – that he has been vocal about in the past.
The UFC legend joins a list of other potential buyers that have emerged since news broke that FSG were looking to find new owners.
Also, a consortium from Dubai International Capital (DIC) has shown interest to buy Liverpool, according to the Mirror.
DIC tried to buy the club back in 2007 but they are ready to come back with a new offer of £4.3 billion.
That would represent an enormous profit for FSG, who have other sports clubs in their portfolio.
Liverpool were valued at over £3.5bn by Forbes in May this year, nearly 12 times the amount FSG purchased the club for in 2010.
The American sports investment company has set a £4billion asking price to part ways with the club, so it will take a hugely-rich individual, consortium or state to take over the Reds.
