Not long ago, “The Notorious“He was joking that he was willing to take over Manchester United after the scandals in the European Super League. Although called a joke, it can be seen that the plan to own a McGregor team is true.
More specifically, when McGregor was asked by a fan on Twitter that there was any truth about the investment proposal, MMA boxer suddenly stated that he organized a discussion about becoming Parkhead's shareholder.
He revealed: “To be honest, a conversation related to the Celtic team happened. The goal is to buy shares from Dermot Desmond. I am definitely interested in buying a sports team in the near future!
Both Celtic and Man United are definitely the teams I like. But I was very open. I feel like I can do great things for a club. “
McGregor's net asset value is estimated at £ 181 million, while Celtic is valued by the Stock Exchange about £ 118 million.
Irish tycoon Desmond Dermot – with a net worth of more than £ 1.5 billion – is the main shareholder of the club. However, he recently announced that he would not give up 19.8% of his shares.
The 70 -year -old tycoon said: “I am passionate about Celtic as any other fans. My stock is not for sale.”
So far, McGregor has not hidden his admiration for Celtic. In 2017, the former champion UFC Starting his travel in Glasgow by confirming that Celtic is “the only team worth talking about”.
Later, Conor McGregor had to dodge a bottle of beer thrown by a fans of extremist football in a nightclub in Glasgow when he mocked: “Where is Rangers (another team of Scotland)?”