Manchester United are subject to takeover rumours once again.
Ineos
The chemicals company owned by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe finally beat Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, a Qatari banker in December 2023 for partial control of the club.
Nonetheless, whilst calling the shots on the football side of operations, Ratcliffe only owns 28.94% of the club.
Therefore, the Glazer family still own the majority of the club, even if they have taken a backseat on football operations.
This means that they could still technically sell United to someone who is not Ineos if they wish and there have been a flurry of rumours over potential buyers.
United Arab Emirates’ bid
It was revealed last week that an UAE group was interested in buying the football club.
Journalist Ben Jacobs revealed, “international holding company or IHC, which has been around for about three decades, have been part of talks to put together a perspective of a UAE-based Consortium.”
It was also suggested that legend Eric Cantona has been approached for an ambassador role for the bid.
David Beckham approached
The Sun report that “David Beckham has been approached by a group of UAE billionaires as they prepare a bid to buy Manchester United, according to sensational reports.”
It is stated that “an unknown consortium of investors from the UAE are said to be planning to make an offer for the shares controlled by the majority owners of United, the Glazers.”
What’s more, “they have approached the six-time Premier League champion and Treble winner to see if he would be willing to become an ambassador for the bid.”
Wayne Rooney and Eric Cantona are also said to be of interest but Beckham’s worldwide fame reportedly makes him the favourite.
The former England international has a net worth of £300 million and is already an owner of Salford City and Inter Miami.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.
