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A report from the UK claims Tim Cook is keen for Apple to buy Manchester United, one of the UK’s most famous and successful sports teams.
Great Britain daily star The tabloid reports that Apple is considering paying $6.9 billion for Premier League soccer team Manchester United. It’s one of the most prominent teams in the League and it’s where David Beckham first rose to fame.
According to the newspaper, the current owners are the Glazers, who are believed to be American billionaires. Apparently, the Glazers initially wanted $9.9 billion for the team, but decided to sell to the highest bidder.
The newspaper says Apple is one of the companies keen to discuss a potential deal to take over the team.
Apparently, Tim Cook is keen to explore the unspecified opportunities that owning Man U would bring to Apple. He is said to be lining up talks with the banks designated to oversee the sale.
The daily star further says that Apple “could” finance the construction of a new stadium. Manchester United’s current stadium, Old Trafford, is in dire need of a facelift and the owners have recently been torn between repairs and restoration, or completely new construction.
Neither Apple nor the owners of Manchester United have commented, and the daily star does not give any attribution or indication of sources.
Such a purchase would be Apple’s first time buying a sports team, but it does have a fictional one with “Ted Lasso.” He recently used his “Ted Lasso” characters to promote the World Cup.
Apple TV+ has also recently significantly expanded its football coverage, but thanks to an agreement with the US Major Soccer League, rather than the UK Premier League.
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A report from the UK claims Tim Cook is keen for Apple to buy Manchester United, one of the UK’s most famous and successful sports teams.
Great Britain daily star The tabloid reports that Apple is considering paying $6.9 billion for Premier League soccer team Manchester United. It’s one of the most prominent teams in the League and it’s where David Beckham first rose to fame.
According to the newspaper, the current owners are the Glazers, who are believed to be American billionaires. Apparently, the Glazers initially wanted $9.9 billion for the team, but decided to sell to the highest bidder.
The newspaper says Apple is one of the companies keen to discuss a potential deal to take over the team.
Apparently, Tim Cook is keen to explore the unspecified opportunities that owning Man U would bring to Apple. He is said to be lining up talks with the banks designated to oversee the sale.
The daily star further says that Apple “could” finance the construction of a new stadium. Manchester United’s current stadium, Old Trafford, is in dire need of a facelift and the owners have recently been torn between repairs and restoration, or completely new construction.
Neither Apple nor the owners of Manchester United have commented, and the daily star does not give any attribution or indication of sources.
Such a purchase would be Apple’s first time buying a sports team, but it does have a fictional one with “Ted Lasso.” He recently used his “Ted Lasso” characters to promote the World Cup.
Apple TV+ has also recently significantly expanded its football coverage, but thanks to an agreement with the US Major Soccer League, rather than the UK Premier League.