The Mercedes driver involved in buying the club

latest craze Lewis Hamilton It is an investment in football. The Mercedes driver has been looking around for some time to expand the entrepreneurial world he has built up in recent years. No less than 7 times world champion, at the age of 38, the British champion has made it clear time and time again that he will soon leave the wheel without necessarily giving up Formula 1. In recent years, his financial assets have reached important numbers that have led Hamilton to invest in various sectors. In sports, he owns a stake in the franchise Denver Broncos NFL since last year, but also owns his own film production company, his own clothing brand +44 and several investments, including vegan businesses and online grocery app Zapp.

Financial experts Forbes estimate he earned an extra £6.5m in 2022, compared to his £46.8m salary in the race. Sunday Times estimates His fortune is about 300 million pounds sterling. His desire, as revealed by the Mirror, would now be to invest in world football after his failure to buy Chelsea. Will try again Manchester United Offered for sale by current owners. But he will not be alone.

James Ratcliffe celebrates in Barcelona 2021 on the podium with Hamilton.

Hamilton came close to entering football a short time ago when he tried to buy the London club by joining a consortium of businessmen led by the billionaire. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Any general manager of Eneos And a regular fan of the United team. Ineos is a privately owned British company operating in the chemicals sector. After a series of acquisitions, it has become the third largest chemical company in the world and is also the largest private company in Great Britain. The hugely successful businessman, who also joined the Mercedes F1 team with a 33% stake, had his takeover bid for the Blues rejected in favor of one from Todd Bohle.

Now, after the opening of the Glazers family, the current owners of Manchester United, the goal is precisely to take over the Red Devils. Also in this case Hamilton would enter a stake within the group headed by Ratcliffe. According to The Mirror, the show will be ready from 8 billion pounds Which would be a fortune for the Glzaers who paid the club £790m in 2005, this sale figure would make them huge profits. And to think that Bohle has taken charge of Chelsea for 2.5 billion. Therefore, the huge investment is ready to go which could also mark Hamilton’s entry into football in what could mark an exciting new arc for the British champion in the world of sport.