UFC fighter Conor McGregor has said he could buy Premier League club Manchester United after being a lifelong fan Conor McGregor didn'...
Conor McGregor didn't have the money to buy a Manchester United kit when he was a child - but now has ambitions to buy the Premier League club.
McGregor recently revealed he dreams of owning a football club in the past with United and Scottish team Celtic among the options for the 32-year-old.
His comments about United came as fans protested the Glazer family's ownership following their inclusion in the controversial European Super League in April.
McGregor was this week named the richest athlete in the world but would struggle to buy even a share of the Old Trafford club.
With a net worth of around £200million, McGregor's bank balance is some way off United's £3.05bn valuation.
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| Conor McGregor in a fake Man United kit as a youngster (Image: Twitter/ConorMcGregor) |
And alongside a photo of himself in a fake United kit, he wrote: "We hadn’t got the money for the real jersey and kit but that was never going to stop me! Up the Red Devil’s!"
McGregor said previously he could do "big things" for the side.
"A conversation came up regarding Celtic first to be honest... to acquire shares from Dermot Desmond," McGregor tweeted.
"I am certainly interested in acquiring a sports team at some stage! Both Celtic and Man United are teams I like for sure.
"But I am open. I feel I could do big things for a club."
He is also about to add to his pot of money as he takes on Dustin Poirier in a trilogy fight in July.
Poirier knocked out McGregor in January of this year with the Irish star defeating the American when they first met in 2014.
McGregor will likely earn another purse of upwards of £20m when he takes on Poirier for a third time in Las Vegas.
And should he win, he will then target the winner of this weekend's lightweight title bout between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira,
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