President of one of the largest Qatar ISLAMIC Bank (QIB) Qatar (QIB), Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Tanya announced his intention to buy a 100% stake in the Manchester United football club, the RMC Sport.
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The transaction amount may amount to € 4.5 billion. Sheikh said that he wants to return the club “past glory on the field and beyond”.
The fact that Sheikh submitted an application for buying a club also writes Sky Sports. According to the portal, the head of the chemical company Ineos, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, also announced the desire to buy the club.
In order to apply for a purchase, those who wanted to have yesterday, February 17, register an application with the Raine Group New York Bank, which advises the current owners of the Glazer brothers club. Both Sheikh and Mr. Ratcliffe submitted the application.
The Glazer family has been looking for buyers for Manchester United since the fall of 2022. The Americans requested a fantastic amount for the market – £ 6 billion ($ 7.26 billion). This is more than two times more than the capitalization of the club, which is $ 3.5 billion. Not a single professional sports club in history has been evaluated so expensive.