{"id":762,"date":"2016-06-10T20:14:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T20:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/?p=762"},"modified":"2016-06-10T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T20:14:30","slug":"manchester-united-enter-bidding-war-fnatic-look-sign-first-esports-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/06\/10\/manchester-united-enter-bidding-war-fnatic-look-sign-first-esports-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United enter bidding war with Fnatic as they look to sign their first eSports team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United Football Club are in talks with a competitive gaming team as they look to enter the eSports industry.<\/p>\n

The historic English Premier League football club are in talks with a professional European Overwatch team who are currently signed to another organisation, eSports News UK can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n

On top of that, established eSports brand Fnatic are also interested in signing the same team, putting a British sports club head-to-head with a competitive gaming organisation in this manner for the first time.<\/p>\n

While no deal has yet been made, Fnatic have already made an offer to the team, prompting Manchester United to renegotiate with a counter-offer.<\/p>\n

A source close to the situation told eSports News UK that Manchester United are unfazed by Fnatic’s offer.<\/p>\n

A third organisation are also said to be interested in acquiring the Overwatch team.<\/p>\n

While Fnatic are one of the world’s most valuable eSports organisations – said to be worth around \u00a330m ($42.5m) – Manchester United are valued at more than \u00a32bn ($3.3bn).<\/p>\n

eSports News UK has reached out to both clubs but has yet to receive comment.<\/p>\n

United are the latest football club to embrace eSports, after West Ham signed pro FIFA player Sean “Dragonn” Allen last month and German Bundesliga club Schalke acquired a League of Legends team. Spanish side Valencia are also getting into the competitive gaming scene.<\/p>\n

Manchester United are the biggest football brand to get involved with eSports so far, so don’t be surprised to see other well-established clubs following suit in years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United Football Club are in talks with a competitive gaming team as they look to enter the eSports industry. The historic English Premier League football club are in talks with a professional European Overwatch team who are currently signed to another organisation, eSports News UK can exclusively reveal. On top of that, established eSports … <\/p>\n

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