Amancio Ortega, the owner of the Inditex empire that owns the fashion chain Zara, is interested in buying Manchester United.
Ortega, 86, is worth $61.3billion, according to Forbes, and it is understood he has informed senior executives of his interest in United.
Technology giants Apple are also understood to be exploring a possible takeover after United’s owners, the Glazer family, confirmed they were receptive to selling the club.
