Sheikh Jassim makes world-record bid to buy Man Utd

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani has made a world-record bid to buy Manchester United from the Glazer household, 90min understands.

The deadline for closing bids to take over or put money into the membership handed at 10pm BST on Friday evening.

Sheikh Jassim is up in opposition to stiff competitors from Sir Jim Ratcliffe so as to take a controlling stake in Man Utd.

Sources have knowledgeable 90min that Sheikh Jassim’s closing bid clears the present £5bn report to take over a sports activities workforce or franchise, however remains to be in need of the £6bn the Glazers are believed to be on the lookout for.

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Sheikh Jassim, a lifelong Man Utd fan, submitted his bid by way of the Nine Two Foundation – a nod to the membership’s well-known class of ’92.

Their bid is believed to be greater than that of Ratcliffe’s closing supply – which has additionally now been submitted – however the Qatari desires to buy the membership outright, whereas the Englishman is joyful to usher in different buyers and perhaps even preserve the Glazers on board.

90min beforehand reported that there’s a rising sense at Old Trafford that the Glazers would favor to dealer a take care of buyers as an alternative of promote the membership solely.

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