Conor McGregor has been told he doesn't have enough money to buy a football club amid interest in purchasing Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
McGregor has generated a huge fortune from his career in the UFC and was ranked as the richest sportsman in the world last year aftr earning an incredible $180 million. The Irishman has previously expressed his interest in buying a football club, including Scottish side Celtic and Manchester United.
However financial expert Kerian MacGuire believes the UFC superstar has earned a terrific fortune and could be the forefront of a club if an acquisition somehow materialised. “McGregor might be front of the house as far a consortium is concerned,” MacGuire told Football Insider. "He doesn’t have the resources himself, but he does make a fortune out of his own brand.