Apple Interested in Buying Manchester United: Report
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Tech giant $Apple(AAPL.US)$ is considering buying Manchester United (MANU), according to The Daily Star. The British tabloid newspaper, without citing any sources, said Apple's chief executive Tim Cook, was interested in paying GBP5.8 billion for the storied Premier League football club. CEO Tim Cook is keen to explore the opportunities owning United could provide -- and will line up talks with the banks appointed to oversee the sale, which include The Raine Group." -wrote the Daily Star on Thursday. The newspaper said that a purchase by Apple would make Man Utd the richest club in the world. However, given a number of other clubs such as Newcastle United, owned by Saudia Arabia, have the resources of wealthy countries who do not need to apply commercial logic to their holdings, this claim