French outlet RMC Sport today shares interesting news on the potential new owners of Manchester United.
A new report claims the Qataris, via the Nine Two Foundation, are set to make a final proposal worth €5bn to take over the Old Trafford side.
The operation is said to be led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Than, and is reportedly the best positioned to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family.
An offer worth €4.5bn was already ‘communicated’, but the plan is also to buyout the club’s full debt, which is estimated at €580m.
Even though the INEOS Group is also believed to have an offer on the Glazers’ table, the Nino Two Foundation are now claimed to be in ‘pole position’ for the purchase.
RMC Sport reports that in the coming weeks, there will be meetings with the Raine Bank. All the potential buyers are set to have access to financial information at the club, including legal data and players’ contracts. After detailed studies, the interested groups can recast their offers.
“The bid, if successful, will prioritize long-term and sustainable investment,” says the statement from the Nine Two Foundation, quoted by RMC. It’s said that the group want to make Manchester United ‘the biggest club in the world, without changing what works’.
That means they’re not expected to make any changes regarding Erik ten Hag’s management, despite the ‘gaining-ground’ idea of signing a ‘major player’.
