Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett declares dream to buy Manchester United

British entrepreneur and Manchester United supporter Steven Bartlett has admitted that he dreams of one day being able to buy the club.

The Dragon's Den star has made the admission ahead of getting the chance to play at Old Trafford in Soccer Aid in June. He made his debut in the charity match last year and has been included in the World XI squad for this year's event.

United are currently the subject of an ongoing takeover battle, with Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and other interested parties all looking to purchase the club from the Glazer family. The situation has been ongoing for several months and United supporters are keen to see it wrapped up one way or another as soon as possible.

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Although Bartlett, who has described getting the opportunity to play at Old Trafford as a 'dream come true', is not in the running to buy the club at this moment in time, he hasn't ruled out the prospect of being able to at some point in the future.

"It's the best news ever that it's back in Manchester this year and it's an absolute dream come true to be playing at Old Trafford," Bartlett told the Manchester Evening News. "Half my family were born in Manchester so I've been a United fan since I was a baby.

"When you're playing in the garden growing up you dream of kicking a ball on that pitch so for me to be playing at Old Trafford is something that I never really never believed could possibly come true. I am a huge Manchester United fan and I always will be, I go to all the away days.

"Maybe one day I'll be able to buy the club."

Bartlett, who co-founded the multi-million-pound company Social Chain, is the youngest ever