Due to financial malpractices, Manchester City is on the front pages of the world media, and the Premier League’s ‘big six’ are in favor of sending Citizens to the Championship. And while at the Etihad they are spending money on hiring lawyers and trying to get out of an unenviable situation, in another part of the city a failing empire is steadely rising. The Glazer family recently had a change of heart and agreed to sell Manchester United. The deal should be completed by the end of March. The list of potential clubs is long, and the Qataris joined the race. The company Ineos and billionaire Jim Ratcliffe received serious competition.BREAKING: A Qatar-based investment group is going to bid for Manchester United. They would give Erik ten Hag a huge transfer budget aimed at taking club to the top of world football.Via @MikeKeegan_DM pic.twitter.com/bxTfaiyWs2— SPORTbible (@sportbible) February 7, 2023 The Daily Mail reported that investors from the oil-rich country are planning to put an official offer on the table soon. And they are confident that they will delight the Glazer family this time, and blow away the competition. The Qataris first wanted to take over the club back in 2011, the American owners then rejected an offer weighing 1 billion pounds and since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, they have had no success.United put a 162,000,000 euros trio on the summer transfer listAnger among fans grew, protests became radicalized, and the Glazer family finally agreed at the end of last year to sell the club and are asking for around 6 billion! And yet, the reports from England say that the Americans will be satisfied with a smaller sum, in the range of what Todd Boehly paid to take over Chelsea. The Qataris were encouraged by the World Cup, which they organized a few months ago and now they want to make additional investments, and take over the club completely. And if they win the battle with Jim Ratcliffe and other competitors, they plan to return United to the top of the world with a financial injection.Lambs to the slaughter: Managerless Leeds will learn the meaning of hostility at Old TraffordErik ten Hag will have enough money for reinforcements, and the Qataris have devised a plan to please the fans. United’s supporters will be at the center of their bid, reportedly ready to listen to their demands, and will also fund another huge item – the reconstruction of Old Trafford. They will have no problem investing 2 billion to repair the iconic stadium instead of just building a modern facility on the same site or another location. But perusading all members of Glazer family to sell the club to Qataries won’t be an easy taks at all. Massive affairs that have appeared in recent months, which are related to the clubs’ operations. And in one of them, Arabs and Manchester City are in the center. The Qataris will face opposition from the Premier League clubs, but it has been proven many times so far that money talks, even in a democracy such is UK’s.He’s got 16 billion dollars, two favourite clubs and one chance to buy Manchester UnitedUnited is currently fighting a “gulf war” with Manchester City and Newcastle for better positioning in the Premier League and for entry into the Champions League, and it will be interesting to see what will happen in the future if the Qataris buy the club. Because they also own Paris Saint-Germain and at some point the teams will meet in Europe, and one group cannot own two clubs in one competition. Qatar sports investments would not be able to buy United due to a conflict of interest, but the individual owners would. Official offers are to be submitted by mid-February and soon we will see the end of this story.##NAJAVA_MECA_7007013##
