Thomas Zilliacus Confirms Bid to Buy Manchester United
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Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has entered the race to buy Manchester United and has submitted a unique bid.
Thomas Zilliacus, who is the founder and chairman of the social media group novaM Group, has tabled the bid through XXI Century Capital, an investment firm owned by his holding company.
Should his bid to buy Manchester United prove to be successful, Thomas Zilliacus said each fan who joins him in the bid will have access to an app that they can use to participate and cast vote when deciding on footballing matters of the club.
“The current market value of the club is just under 3.9 billion USD. That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars.
“My bid is built on an equality with the fans. My group will finance half of the sum needed to take over the club and will ask the fans, through a new company that is being set up for this specific purpose, to participate in the other half.
“If every fan joins it means less than 3 dollars per fan. Each fan who joins will have access to an app that the fan, from anywhere in the world, can use to participate and cast his vote when deciding on footballing matters relating to the club. No decisions will be taken that are not supported by a majority of the fan base.”
Thomas Zilliacus added: “Manchester United should not only be the best football club in the world, but it should also be the leading club in the world in working to stop abuse, racism, and hate speech in social media and on sports grounds.
“Should we be successful in our bid we will ensure that Manchester United, the best football club in the world, will operate on a foundation of respect, equality, dignity, diversity, racial harmony, and democracy, and with its global fan base included and involved in all decisions.”
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