Tether Wants to Buy a FOOTBALL CLUB?! ⚽

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Right then, listen up! This is a properly peculiar story. Seems these chaps at Tether – you know, the ones who mess about with digital money 💰 – decided they wanted to OWN Juventus Football Club. The whole kit and kaboodle! But get this… they were told to TAKE A HIKE! 🙅‍♂️

On Friday, they sent a letter (a binding one, fancy that!) to the Agnelli family – who’ve been bossing Juventus around for over a century, which is a VERY long time, even for old fuddy-duddies – offering a mountain of cash for a whopping 65.4% of the club. That’s more money than you can shake a stick at, frankly!

And if the Agnelli lot had said “yes, please,” Tether promised to chuck even MORE money at the remaining shares. Juventus is supposedly worth about 1.1 billion dollars (which is 944.49 million euros, but who’s counting? 🤔) and their shares went up a tiny bit on Friday, ever so slightly, to 2.23 euros. A thrilling ride for the investors, I’m sure.

But, and this is the sticky bit, AFP reported that Exor (that’s the Agnelli family’s holding company) just said “NO!” Absolutely not! “Juventus is not for sale,” they huffed. Like offering them a sweetie and them spitting it out! 😤 Both Exor and Tether, being rather uncommunicative types, didn’t bother responding to questions. Rude, really.

A Billion Dollars? For Kicking a Ball?

Tether, being flush with cash (probably from somewhere dubious, but let’s not dwell), said they’d splash out a billion euros investing in Juventus. A whole BILLION! Imagine the shiny new boots that could buy! 🤩

Tether’s Big Cheese, Paolo Ardoino, said they’re “strong financially” and will give Juventus “stable capital.” Sounds terribly boring, doesn’t it? He also blathered on about growing up with the team and learning “commitment” and “resilience.” Honestly, a bit sentimental for a finance bloke, wouldn’t you say?

Now, Tether aren’t just about digital doodahs. They’re also poking their noses into artificial intelligence, robots, and even a “health platform”. Showing off, if you ask me! They first bought a little slice of Juventus back in February and then, greedy things, bought even MORE in April.

Then, in October, they tried to get their chaps on the board of directors. And guess what? It WORKED! One of their blokes, Francesco Garino, was voted in last month. Clever clogs, aren’t they? They are trying to wrestle control of this football club.

But for now, it seems Juventus is safe from the clutches of the digital money men. Phew! 😅

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2025-12-13 04:33