Finnish businessman Zilliacus ready to pay premium for Manchester United

Mystery Finnish Man Utd bidder Thomas Zilliacus wants FANS to stump up a staggering £1.5BILLION to help him buy club

FINNISH entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has joined the race to buy Manchester United — but wants fans to cough up a staggering £1.5BILLION. Zilliacus vowed to finance the other half of the £3bn bid. GettyThomas Zilliacus says his bid is ‘built on equality with fans’[/caption] APBidders hoping to take over or invest in Man Utd have until 9pm on Friday[/caption] Sir Jim Ratcliffe made an improved world-record £5bn offer on Thursday, while Qatari ban…

Takeover chaos: Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus also bids for Manchester United

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has confirmed that he has made a bid to buy Manchester United. Zilliacus, founder and chairman of investment firm Mobile FutureWorks, heads the third group to publicly take over England's top club, after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, as PA news agency reported on Wednesday evening.

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus bids to buy Manchester United

Thomas Zilliacus wants to buy Manchester United in a 50-50 partnership with fans, who will have a say in the decision-making process.

Finnish businessman Zilliacus ready to pay premium for Manchester United

(Reuters) - Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has placed a bid for Manchester United and is willing to pay a premium for the English soccer club, the former Nokia executive told Reuters on Thursday.

Finnish businessman Zilliacus ready to pay premium for Manchester United

Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has placed a bid for Manchester United and is willing to pay a premium for the English soccer club, the former Nokia executive told Reuters on Thursday.A small portion of the club's shares is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The market capitalization was more t

Finnish businessman Zilliacus ready to pay premium for Manchester United

"We are willing and expect to go higher than that $3.9 billion," Zilliacus said in a statement.