Dragons' Den multimillionaire Steven Bartlett wants to buy Manchester United as part of a consortium

Multimillionaire Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett wants to be part of a consortium to buy Manchester United.

The boyhood Red Devils fan, 30, whose companies are valued at £300million, told MailOnline he's unhappy with how the club has been run over the past decade and would like to get involved 'in a big way.'

His comments come after F1 champion Lewis Hamilton admitted he would be interested in joining British billionaire Sir Jim Radcliffe's bid to purchase the 13-time Premier League champions, currently owned by the Glazier family who have come under-fire by supporters for their lack of investment.

Steven said: 'I would definitely be interested in joining a consortium at some point to be involved in the club.

'I don't actually have a particular view on the Glaziers but I do think the management of the club over the past decade has been less than satisfactory.'

Steven, who dropped out of university at 18, founded social media marketing agency Social Chain which turned him into a multimillionaire, and also has stakes in new businesses Flight Story and Third Web.

Forbes magazine valued the entrepreneur at £71million when he was just 26-years-old.

His Diary of a CEO podcast regularly tops the charts, pulling in advertising worth £1m-per-year and 6.6m streams every month.

The BBC star has interviewed top names from the world of business, politics, showbiz and sport, including former Manchester United captain Gary Neville who featured earlier this month, and currently has 600 applicants asking to be on it.

The London-based businessman has seen first-hand the club's demise having been a regular at home and away games.

He explained: 'I'm obsessed with Manchester United, I have been since I was a little kid.

'My brothers and sisters were born in Manchester, I was born in Botswana, but for as long as I can remember I've been a fan.

'I still go to away games. I put my hood up, with my Covid mask on and my cap, I drive up and down to home games – I'm a super fan and I hope one day if my businesses go well, I'd love to be involved in the club in a bigger way.'

Steven admits he's regularly urged to buy Manchester United by supporters fed up with the Glaziers' regime.

Since the US family brought the majority stake at Old Trafford in 2005, they've used over £700m of the club's revenue to service the debt of a nine-figure loan used to purchase the club, and angry fans have accused them of failing to invest their own riches in improving training facilities and Old Trafford, both of which have fallen behind their rivals.

Steven concedes his financial power is currently not at the level to purchase the club outright.

However, in time, if his businesses continue to grow and post huge profits, it's something he would love to do.

He explained: 'I need to work a little bit harder, give me 10 years.

'I've had so many tweets from people saying 'Steve, please buy Manchester Utd,' but I don't think these people know how much money you need to actually do that. I haven't got enough money to buy Manchester United. I can buy a season ticket.

'Give me ten years and I'll have a look at it.'

Steven is currently working with NatWest where he has created a money motivating series to help budding entrepreneurs reach their goals.

He will offer key tips on finance and urge people to take greater personal control of their assets, encouraging them to act like 'a CEO of their own company.'

Steven, who became the youngest ever Dragon on BBC series Dragon's Den in January, is passionate about educating children about money.

Indeed, he says finance should be a subject taught at schools rather than trigonometry.

Stephen said: 'Kids should be educated about money at schools – 100 per cent.

'If we want a real advantage against other economies, searching for a marginal gain in how we conserve the next generation to be more successful, teaching the next generation how to save money, how to be pro-active about money, small money habits, to be more conscious and get greater visibility of what they're spending, it feels like a tremendous gain.

'When does that start? As early as possible.

'When we start talking about pythagoras and how to find X on a triangle, a great replacement for that would be talking about the coal engine to all our dreams which is money.

'Loans, mortgages, savings, spending habits, interest, investing, the role of money - that's what kids should be learning about.'