The expansionism of the Qatar in the world of football it could soon land in Premier League: among the most credible purchase offers of the Manchester United there is one from the small Arab emirate.
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Manchester United for sale, there is an offer from Qatar
An absolute novelty for English football, which was also the first European league to open up to foreign ownership. But after the seasons of the Russian oligarchs (Chelsea e Arsenal) and the US ones (Liverpool and the same United), now it seems that petrodollars are in charge.
The first was the Manchester City, purchased in the summer of 2008 by principle of United Arab Emirates Mansur bin Zayed Al Nahyan. A couple of years ago the Newcastle It was detected by the Public Investment Fund ofSaudi Arabia. And now it's the turn of the Red Devils, who have entered the orbit of interest of a mysterious group of investors Doha .
Maximum secrecy, at least for the moment, on the names of the millionaires who have created an ad hoc consortium to enter the race for the purchase of United, evaluated by the current owners, the American family Glazer, not less than six billion euros.
The Qatari consortium will however have to overcome the competition of a large and aggressive group of potential rival buyers, starting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the richest men in the UK, fan of Manchester United since I was a child.
Also offered by Beckham and the UK?
According to local media also David Beckham, already owner of a US franchise, theInter Miami, is trying to organize a consortium of investors to submit its offer by February 17, the deadline for submitting dossiers.
If it were that of the Qatar the winning proposal, a regulatory problem could immediately arise. The new owners would in fact have to demonstrate that they are a separate and independent entity from the Qatar Investment Authority which currently owns the PSG: only in this way could the two clubs participate in European competitions at the same time.
Article published on 9 February 2023 - 17:40
