As Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS consortium move towards acquiring a one-quarter stake in Manchester United Football Club, they are hoping to get everything finalized, and in place ahead of the January transfer window (according to ESPN). The $1.643 billion Ratcliffe proposal would see him buy a 25% share of the club (with an eye towards purchasing a larger share of the … [Read more...] about Ratcliffe Hopes to Get Control Over United January Transfer Deals
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Man United Transfer Talk: Ratcliffe, Ten Hag, Jassim, McTominay
Massive developments with Manchester United and the long-running takeover saga this past weekend. Who says international breaks are boring? The door opened to Sir Jim Ratcliffe taking over a 25% share of the club, once Sheikh Jassim bin al Thani officially dropped out of the running Friday night. We did a post on Sheikh Jassim here. As for Ratcliffe, we did an article on his … [Read more...] about Man United Transfer Talk: Ratcliffe, Ten Hag, Jassim, McTominay
Sheikh Jassim Officially Drops Bid to Buy Man United
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
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
Man United News: Sheikh Jassim, Beckham, Maguire, Rooney
It has been close to a year since the Glazers first put Manchester United up on the trading block. Although any potential sale of the club has been dead in the water in months, there is still some noise that Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani could yet take over the club. And if so, David Beckham would return, in a new post. All that and a couple of news items on another club … [Read more...] about Man United News: Sheikh Jassim, Beckham, Maguire, Rooney
Sheikh Jassim Still Hopes to Buy MUFC, but Glazers Stalling
If it feels like forever since we had an update on the potential sale of Manchester United Football Club, well, it should. We really haven't heard much of anything since mid-June when the consortium led by Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Al Thani was said to be the front-runner. And if it feels like this whole MUFC Takeover process has been dragging on for the longest time, … [Read more...] about Sheikh Jassim Still Hopes to Buy MUFC, but Glazers Stalling