Move over Thomas Zilliacus, you now have company in the dropped out of the race to buy Manchester United club. Sheikh Jassim bin al Thani, the Qatari investment banker who led a big money bid to procure MUFC from the Glazer family, is is out. The news was broken by who else but world football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano. In his tweet below, he cites that a Sheikh Jassim … [Read more...] about Sheikh Jassim Officially Drops Bid to Buy Man United
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David Beckham Claims MUFC Takeover is Coming Soon
As we reported earlier this week, Manchester United club icon David Beckham could return to Old Trafford in an ambassadorial role, if and when the Qatari bid to take over the club succeeds. As things currently stand, Sir Jim Ratcliffe (who seeks to buy a minority stake in the club) is supposedly leading the way in the MUFC Takeover derby. Qatari investment banker Sheikh … [Read more...] about David Beckham Claims MUFC Takeover is Coming Soon
Sir Jim Ratcliffe Now the Front-Runner in MUFC Takeover Race
While it had been dead in the water for awhile, it appears that we finally have some developments again in the race to takeover Manchester United. Today we'll cover the latest, from both the perspective of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheik Jassim, and also analyze the eyebrow-raising comments made by club icon David Beckham on the situation. Let's start here with Ratcliffe. … [Read more...] about Sir Jim Ratcliffe Now the Front-Runner in MUFC Takeover Race