Manchester United bidder Thomas Zilliacus says it took him one match to fall in love with the football club and spark a lifelong affection that has resulted in tabling a takeover bid to purchase United from the Glazer family.
The Finnish entrepreneur became the third individual to go public after formalising interest with an official offer to the Raine Group ahead of the latest deadline. INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani followed suit in the continuing second stage of the process.
All three bidders have positioned themselves as long-time United supporters; Zilliacus detailing that fandom began when the club competed against his hometown team HJK Helsinki in the European Cup nearly 60 years ago.
