According to reports in the Middle East, Sheikh Jassim is considering a last bid to buy Manchester United. It has emerged the Qatari billionaire is willing to go as high as £6billion, which has long been considered the Glazers’ asking price. Now, the Americans could be about to show their true colours and what their intentions have been the whole time.
Back in November, the Glazers confirmed they were open to a potential sale of United.
And it then quickly became clear they wanted as much as £6bn to part ways with their asset, which they’ve owned ever since 2005.
As of Monday afternoon, no interested candidate has presented an offer that high. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is believed to be the frontrunner, but he’s not opted to bow to the Glazers’ demands.
Sheikh Jassim could, however, be about to change the game.
Reports over the weekend claimed the Qatari billionaire was preparing an offer that would meet what the Glazers have been looking for the whole time.
For now, Sheikh Jassim is merely considering another bid. He hasn’t submitted anything new, and there’s still a chance he won’t - having previously insisted his third offer would be his last.
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So if Sheikh Jassim comes forward as a man willing to match that price, what then?
Should the Glazers reject that offer in favour of Ratcliffe’s, which would allow them to stay, then it would potentially trigger a backlash unlike anything before.
It would further fuel the belief that they just don’t care about United fans, despite the club being one of the biggest on the planet.
And it could see Erik ten Hag suffer further as he looks to bring everybody together amid his mission to bring the glory days back.
Sheikh Jassim insists he’s serious about United. He wants 100 per cent control, however, which has been difficult to obtain so far.
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