Thomas Zilliacus has revealed his plan to try and invest in the club again, two years after falling short against Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s takeover bid.
Zilliacus, a Finnish businessman, made a late approach to buy 50% of United in a unique proposal which would have seen supporters across the globe given the chance to invest in the other half of the rights to the club.
United’s current majority owners, the Glazer family, chose to do business with Ratcliffe and INEOS instead, but Zilliacus claimed to the that he is once again exploring ways to seal a significant stake in the club.
“Last week, I was sitting and thinking through all the possibilities of investing in Manchester United and drafting a basic plan on how I could approach certain parties to see if something could be done,” he explained.
"This is about joining forces with the right parties with the sole aim of bringing Manchester United back to where it should be as the number one club in the world.
“I mean, my love for the club has gone nowhere and I think the opportunity is still there. So I would really welcome an opportunity to talk to the key players and see what can be done.
“The key players, of course, today, Ratcliffe, then if other parties would be keen to join as well, then that would be great. Some of the investors, I think it's almost everything or nothing, meaning either they own the club alone or they are not interested. So you would have to find the investors who are willing to look at what is best for the club and not what is best for the investor.”
