News reports from all the top eSports media outlets are suggesting that Premier League giants Manchester United are locked in a battle with eSports organisation Fnatic to acquire an unnamed European Overwatch team.

Manchester United is set to join the eSports industry according to press reports. The most successful Premier League side of all time is in a tug of war with eSports team Fnatic to purchase an unnamed European Overwatch side.

United’s interest in eSports is big news for the burgeoning sport. Bundesliga sides Wolfsburg and Schalke already have a few feet in the door, as do fellow Premier League side, West Ham. But this is United, the third largest club in the world behind Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.

What is interesting is their choice of eSport. Overwatch, by Blizzard Entertainment, is a first-person shooter (FPS), whereas one would imagine their first foray into the new market would have been via EASports FIFA franchise. That’s the route West Ham took after signing Sean ‘Dragoon’ Allen to represent them in professional FIFA competitions.