{"id":86853,"date":"2023-10-22T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86853"},"modified":"2023-10-22T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:25:02","slug":"rory-mcilroy-reveals-plan-to-buy-stake-in-beloved-man-utd-after-rejecting-chance-to-invest-in-bitter-rivals-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/rory-mcilroy-reveals-plan-to-buy-stake-in-beloved-man-utd-after-rejecting-chance-to-invest-in-bitter-rivals-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy reveals plan to BUY stake in beloved Man Utd after rejecting chance to invest in bitter rivals | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
RORY MCILROY says he would love to buy a slice of Manchester United and welcomed Sir Jim Ratcliffe's involvement with his boyhood club.<\/p>\n
The golfer made a personal check on his own investment in the Alpine F1 team at the US GP in Austin.<\/p>\n
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He has joined a number of high-profile sport stars including Anthony Johsua, Trent Alexander-Arnold and NFL star Patrick Mahomes in buying into the sport.<\/p>\n
Ratcliffe, 71, has been linked with buying a 25 per cent stake in United and McIlroy, 34, thinks he would be a hit with supporters.<\/p>\n
He said: "Sports team ownership used to be limited to private equity, and people who had a ton of money.<\/p>\n
"But now sports stars are becoming more savvy and using their money in the right way.<\/p>\n
"I would love to be able to own a tiny percentage of the club I grew up cheering on as a boy.<\/p>\n "I would have loved to have taken 0.00001 per cent of Manchester United when Jim Ratcliffe took 25 per cent.<\/p>\n "And if another opportunity comes my way I will look at it. But it is not something that has come across our table as of yet.<\/p>\n "There is Tom Brady at Birmingham and there are a few golfers -Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas – who invested with the 49ers Group, and they own a tiny slice of Leeds.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n "They asked me if I wanted to come on board, and I said as a Man United fan I cannot go anywhere near that.<\/p>\n "Sir Jim has got a great track record and everybody that does support United should be excited by the possibilities if they give him full sporting authority and decisions for the club. As a fan I am excited."<\/p>\n<\/picture>GONE TO POTT <\/span><\/p>\n
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