Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, son of the former Prime Minister of the Arab nation, was the first to formalize his proposal to acquire all the shares of the English club.
Manchester United had a fatal deadline this Friday for candidates to acquire the English club to submit their proposals. Near midnight in Britain, The first offer to take control of the Red Devils has arrived, which today belongs to the Glazer family.
It is a Qatari consortium led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani , son of the former prime minister and current chairman of the biggest bank in the country which hosted the last World Cup. It is estimated that His offer is around 5 billion pounds sterling (nearly 6 billion dollars), for all the shares of the historic club Old Trafford.
Through a statement, they made the proposal to the Glazers manager. “Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani today confirmed that he has made an offer for 100% of Manchester United Football Club,” he said. “The offer plans to restore the club to its former glory on and off the pitch, and – most importantly – will seek to put supporters back at the heart of Manchester United Football Club,” the statement added.
Moreover, he also explains that it will come from a foundation headed by the Sheikh of Qatar: “The offer will be completely debt-free from the Sheikh Jassim ‘Nine Two Foundation’, which will seek to invest in the football team, training centre, stadium and larger infrastructure, the fan experience and the communities the club supports.
“The vision of the bid is for Manchester United Football Club to be revamped for football excellence and recognized as the best football club in the world. More details on the offer will be provided as appropriate and as the offer process evolves.
a few days ago it was speculated that Twitter mogul Elon Musk was considering an offer to stay with United. As raised by Sky Sports, he was ready to offer £4.5 billion (about US$5.4 billion). Until the closing of this note, there was no news about it.
Qatar aspires to control under another powerful club in Europe. He already has Paris Saint-Germain to his credit, whose owner and president is Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
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