Thomas Zilliacus

Finnish entrepreneur says he will put up half the money for the club, with fans having the chance to buy the other half.

No decisions will be taken that are not supported by a majority of the fan base. “The current development, where billionaire sheiks and oligarks take over clubs and control them as their personal playgrounds is not a healthy trend. My bid is built on equality with the fans. That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars. “My group will finance half of the sum needed to take over the club, and will ask the fans, through a new company that is being set up for this specific purpose, to participate for the other half. In it, Zilliacus said he would finance half the sum needed for the takeover, with fans then required to come together and contribute to purchase the other half through a new company being set up.

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has announced his intention to submit a bid for Manchester United, going up against Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Shiekh Jassim ...

No decisions will be taken that are not supported by a majority of the fan base. That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars. My bid is built on equality with the fans. United would not be his first venture into sports, with the Finn having been chairman of HJK between 1982 and 1986. He resigned from that job in 1993 to found the Mobile FutureWorks Group investment company. Here Mirror Football takes a closer look at the latest man to throw his hat in the ring as a potential owner.

Thomas Zilliacus is the latest businessman aiming to purchase Manchester United - and the Finnish mobile mogul is hoping his fan-owned idea will beat out ...

My group will finance half of the sum needed to take over the club, and will ask the fans, through a new company that is being set up for this specific purpose, to participate for the other half. That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars. And if he is to own United, it wouldn't be his first foray into sport. And one of those buyers appears to be Finnish mogul Zilliacus - who has an interesting proposition for United. Zilliacus wants to put fans at the centre of the bid. "My bid is built on equality with the fans.

Thomas Zilliacus says he has submitted a bid to buy Manchester United involving the club's fans stumping up half of the cash.

Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus is planning to bid for Manchester United in the latest twist in battle for the Premier League club.

That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars. "If every fan joins it means less than 3 dollars per fan. "Manchester United should not only be the best football club in the world, it should also be the leading club in the world in working to stop abuse, racism and hate speech in social media and on sports grounds," added Zilliacus. "Any sport club ultimately should belong to its fans. My bid is built on equality with the fans. He plans to introduce a form of fan ownership at United if his bid is successful, allowing supporters an equal say in the running of the club via an app.

The Finn wants to buy United in a 50-50 partnership with fans, who will have a say in the decision-making process at the Premier League club.

He is one of the richest people in Britain with an estimated personal fortune of £6bn. “The current market value of the club is just under 3.9 billion US dollars. “My bid is built on equality with the fans. After a controversial reign, they announced they were seeking “strategic alternatives” that could include a sale last year. Zilliacus said on Twitter: “I have put in a bid to buy Manchester United together with the fans, who will have equal say on all sporting matters. The Finn wants to buy United in a 50-50 partnership with their fans, who will have a say in the decision-making process at the Premier League club.

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has claimed to have submitted an offer to buy half of Manchester United, proposing for fans to purchase the remainder ...

[The frontrunners had initially been due to submit bids ahead of the 9pm deadline](/sport/football/article-11887407/D-Day-Man-United-Glazers-expecting-world-record-bids-5BILLION.html) on Wednesday which had been set by US merchant bank Raine Group, which is handling the process. My bid is built on equality with the fans. That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than $6.

The 69-year-old has presented a bold proposal to the Raine Group, who are overseeing the handling of the sale of Manchester United, in which he would ...

But the bid has been dismissed as unworkable and not a serious proposal by rival bidders, who believe only a complete takeover of the club by a single buyer will persuade the Glazers to sell. "The current market value of the club is just under $3.9bn (£3.17bn). If every fan joins it means less than $3 per fan." "My bid is built on equality with fans. Zilliacus plans to give supporters a say in the running of United through an App from which they can "participate and cast" their vote "when deciding on football matters relating to the club". [he has submitted a proposal to buy United,](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manutd-takeover-new-bidder-zilliacus-29531457) which would see him purchase half of the club, with the other 50 per cent funded by fans.

On Thursday, an Ineos spokesperson said "Ratcliffe and Ineos can confirm we have submitted a revised bid". Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim were the ...

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FINNISH entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has joined the race to buy Manchester United — but wants fans to cough up a staggering £1.5BILLION.Zilliacus.

“My group will finance half of the sum needed to take over the club.” “That means if every one of the fans would join in, the sum per fan would amount to less than £5. Zilliacus vowed to finance the other half of the £3bn bid. Zilliacus, 69, added: “The market value of the club is just under £3.17bn. FINNISH entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has joined the race to buy Manchester United — but wants fans to cough up a staggering £1.5BILLION. Mystery Finnish Man Utd bidder Thomas Zilliacus wants FANS to stump up a staggering £1.5BILLION to help him buy club

A third name has been made public with the bidding for Manchester United, so here is all that you need to know about Thomas Zilliacus.

As mentioned, Zilliacus was the chairman of a Finnish side in the past. The other half would then come from 'every one of the fans of the club' producing 'less than $6'. Unlike Ratcliffe and Jassim, the net worth of Zilliacus is not actually publicly known. My bid is built on equality with the fans," part of his statement reads. The 69-year-old was part of Helsinki City Council until he decided to move to Singapore. Thomas Zilliacus is a Finnish businessman who currently lives in Singapore.

The bidding war between Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe seemed to progress before Finnish ...

He described Newkia as the “new Nokia”, and his goal was to employ former Nokia employees who would be keen to develop for Android. No decisions will be taken that are not supported by a majority of the fan base.” That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars. My bid is built on equality with the fans. In 1984, he was reelected to be a councilman for four more years. He later ran for the National Parliament but didn’t get elected. [Nokia](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/nokia)’s Corporate Communications Global Head in 1980, before moving to [Singapore ](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/singapore)to become the CEO of Nokia Southeast Asia. Instead, he wants to empower the fans to co-run the club. [anchester United](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/manchester-united), ranked to be one of the most popular and marketable [football ](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football)teams in the world, is currently on sale. [Finland ](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/finland)from [Russia](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/russia). [Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus threw his hat in the ring](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-takeover-latest-news-thomas-zilliacus-b1069526.html). But who exactly is Mr Zilliacus, does his net worth cover the club’s asking price, and why does he want to buy Manchester United?