Thomas Zilliacus is a Finnish businessman and the latest bidder to join in the race to take over Manchester United, get to know more about his bid, his net worth, his brief bio, age, profession, and more
Prior to Thomasโ bid, Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and INEOS Chief executive Sir Jim Ratcliffe have been the forerunners of the Manchester United takeover.
Who is Thomas Zilliacus of novaM as he bids for Manchester United, net worth in 2023, wife, company, age
BREAKING: Thomas Zilliacus confirms XXI Century Capital submitted increased bid to buy Manchester United ๐ฐ pic.twitter.com/k5Ck4jFfUW
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 25, 2023
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Thomas Zilliacus has increased his bid for Manchester United. @SkySportsNews #MUFC pic.twitter.com/yEYfR77idG
— UtdPlug (@UtdPlug) March 25, 2023
Zilliacus has now officially joined in on the race to take over Manchester United after submitting his bid on Wednesday (March 22) through XXI Century Capital.
Thomas Zilliacus brief bio
Thomas Zilliacus is a Finnish entrepreneur who was born on 15 March 1964, in Helsinki, Finland. He is the founder and chairman of the novaM Group and currently resides in Singapore.
Age
Thomas Zilliacus is currently 59 years old.
Wife
Thomas Zilliacus is married to his wife Maria Zilliacus since 2004 and the couple have two children together.
Thomas Zilliacus believes in โequality with the fansโ
Following the news about a possible takeover, Zilliacus released an official statement:
Any sport club ultimately should belong to its fans. The current development, where billionaire sheikhs and oligarchs take over clubs and control them as their personal playgrounds is not a healthy trend.โ
If what he says is true, the Finnish entrepreneur is seemingly willing to give Manchester United fans more control over the club. Thomas insists that fans are the most important aspect of the club and further added:
โThe current market value of the club is just under 3.9 billion USD. That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than 6 dollars. My bid is built on equality with the fans.โ
Thomas Zilliacus professional career
Thomas Zilliacus is the chairman of โnovaM Groupโ, a new social media group built on Nordic values of respect, equality, humanity and dignity. Interestingly, Zilliacus is also the chairman of HJK, Finlandโs 32-time football champions besides also being an owner of Finlandโs six-time ice hockey champions Jokerit.
Thomas founded the novaM Group in 2018, after previously working as the global head of corporate communications for the Finnish corporation Nokia. He has also worked as the Nokia Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Zilliacus has also made ventures with investment company Mobile FutureWorks and online platform company YuuZoo in the past.
Thomas Zilliacus net worth
So far, there is not much information available on the net worth of Thomas Zilliacus. However, whatโs for sure is that it is not on the same level as Ratcliffe or Qatari banker Al Thani. Several reports indicate that Thomas has an estimated net worth of over $600 Million.
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