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Man United fans thrilled over rumored Apple interest

 

Manchester United fans have repotedly reacted with bemusement and amusement to reports Manchester United could be bought out by US tech giant Apple.

With United’s American owners, the Glazer family, announcing this week the club could be sold in a deal worth upwards of £5billion, potential investors are starting to emerge.

A report in the Daily Star claimed the makers of the iPhone and the MacBook could launch a takeover bid worth £5.8billion.

No doubt Apple would seek to exploit the many commercial opportunities that would come with owning a sports team despite having no prior experience in running one.

Quite a few United fans liked the prospect of being owned by a corporation valued at around £2.4trillion, making them the wealthiest club in world football at a stroke.

‘I’d take Apple’ and ‘make it happen’ were just two of the positive posts on Twitter, suggesting some fans would favour Tim Cook and his California-based company controlling the pursestrings.

Other fans reacted with a healthy dose of humour, suggesting a rebranded ‘Mac-Chester United’ would be henceforth known as the ‘iReds’ and play home games at ‘iOld Trafford’ or the ‘iPhone Stadium.’

One funny tweet by a United supporter suggested new signings would be revealed in the style of Apple’s eagerly-anticipated keynote addresses in which they unveil new gadgets.

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Unsurprisingly, some United fans took the opportunity to take a pop at bitter rivals Liverpool, whose American owners are also inviting investment or a takeover.

‘We’ve got Apple, INEOS, Dubai, Amazon and other huge players who want to buy Manchester United. Meanwhile Liverpool over there have been up for sale nearly two weeks & not a peep,’ read one tweet.

 

 

 

 

 

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