Conor McGregor wants to buy TWO football teams just hours after Elon Musk linked with Liverpool takeover
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CONOR MCGREGOR has claimed that he wants to buy two football clubs. The MMA fighter took to social media to announce his interest in purchasing a football club, before swiftly deleting the post from X. McGregor, 36, has suggested that he wants to splash out on TWO League of Ireland clubs.
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Alongside a picture posing with the FAI Trophy, won by Drogheda United in November, McGregor wrote: "How much is it to buy a League of Ireland team? I might buy two". McGregor, who is claimed to be worth around £200m, is the cousin of Drogheda forward Warren Davis.
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But any purchase of The Drogs appears to be off the cards after the club distanced themselves from McGregor following the emergence of the photo of him alongside the trophy. A statement from the club read: "A social media post has been brought to our attention today regarding the FAI Cup.
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"Those pictured are a close relation to one of our first team players, who like all the other players had custody of the cup to celebrate with their families at different intervals. “Drogheda United do not associate ourselves with the individual who made the social media post in any way, or with any unauthorised brands mentioned.”.
In November, an Irish jury found McGregor liable for assault in a civil rape case. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. The Irishman - who was accused of "raping and battering" Ms Hand - has vowed to appeal the verdict of the civil trial at Dublin's High Court.
