Finnish businessman, Thomas Ziliakos, announced today, Thursday, that he has made a bid to buy Manchester United, the Premier League football club.
said Thomas Ziliakos, Founder and Group President "Mobile FutureWorks" In a statement he published today, that his new offer will be based on a crowdfunding process that allows fans of the team to buy half of the club through a new company under construction.
The Finnish businessman has also pledged that every fan who contributes will be given access to an app to cast their vote on all football issues related to Manchester United.
Thomas considered that the current market value of the club is slightly less than 3.9 billion US dollars, stressing that his group will finance half of the amount required to acquire the team, and the fans will be asked through the new company to finance the team, and the share price will range from 3 to 6 dollars per fan.
He added in his statement "Every fan who joins will have access to an app that they can, from anywhere in the world, use to participate and cast their vote When football matters relating to the club are decided, no decisions will be taken that are not supported by the majority of the fan base.".
