Steven Bartlett may not have placed his hat in the ring for the current ongoing sale of Manchester United, but it could happen in future says the Social Chain founder.
So far, only Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Thomas Zilliacus are officially in the bidding for the for-sale football giant, but Bartlett has spoken of his dream to “maybe” own the club one day ahead of his Old Trafford playing debut.
Bartlett will be taking to the Old Trafford turf as a player as part of June 11’s annual Soccer Aid shindig, when he will line up for the World XI alongside fellow celebs including captain and Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, Love Island’s Kem Cetinay, and last year’s winning penalty scorer comedian Lee Mack.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News ahead of the game, Bartlett discussed his lifelong love of the Red Devils – Bartlett has family in Manchester and attended University in the city, where he also co-founded The Social Chain after deciding university was not for him – adding: “I am a huge Manchester United fan and I always will be. Maybe one day I’ll be able to buy the club.”
