The golfer personally assessed his own investment in the Alpine F1 team during the US Grand Prix in Austin.
He has joined a group of prominent sports figures, including Anthony Joshua, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and NFL star Patrick Mahomes, in becoming part of the sport’s ownership.
At the age of 71, Ratcliffe has been associated with acquiring a 25% share in Manchester United, a prospect that McIlroy, aged 34, believes would be well-received by the fans.
McIlroy expressed, “Sports team ownership used to be limited to private equity, and people who had a ton of money.”
“But now sports stars are becoming more savvy and using their money in the right way.”
“I would love to be able to own a tiny percentage of the club I grew up cheering on as a boy.”
“I would have loved to have taken 0.00001 per cent of Manchester United when Jim Ratcliffe took 25 per cent.”
“And if another opportunity comes my way I will look at it. But it is not something that has come across our table as of yet.”
“There is Tom Brady at Birmingham and there are a few golfers -Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas – who invested with the 49ers Group, and they own a tiny slice of Leeds.”
“They asked me if I wanted to come on board, and I said as a Man United fan I cannot go anywhere near that.”
“Sir Jim has got a great track record and everybody that does support United should be excited by the possibilities if they give him full sporting authority and decisions for the club. As a fan I am excited.”
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United is currently 4th in the Champions League with 0 points.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 5 goals and conceding 7.
Manchester United will play the next match in Champions League against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday 24th of October in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester United winning the match.