A Finnish businessman said on Thursday that he has made an offer to buy Manchester United, reported the Finnish national broadcaster Yle on Thursday. Manchester United is currently owned by the American Glazer family, who announced in November that they were ready to sell the club.
According to foreign media, the sale price of Manchester United is estimated at more than five billion euros (5.45 million U.S. dollars), reports Xinhua. However, Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus estimated in his announcement that the club's current market value is less than 3.9 billion U.S. dollars, or 3.6 billion euros.
Zilliacus, 69, worked as Nokia's Asia director in the 1980s and 1990s, and became wealthy through real estate transactions, shares, and starting companies.
