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Yeah, he's probably being briefed by the Qatar lot.
I'm not sure about Ben Jacobs but Keegan has gone in hard on this with a Exclusive. And thus far his report has been reliable as far as Qatari investors wanting to buy the club.
Normally the Manchester press pack are briefed by the club but this information that Keegan is reporting can only have come from a source connected to the talks surrounding a sale.
No news coming out of Saudi Arabia which is surprising considering they showed interest during the WC. I suspect we'll hear something from them soon, though. I see it as Qatar Vs Saudi.
They'll be riots if they dont sell now I cant see them staying
Everytime I see a story about a partial sale I try to reassure myself by telling myself this. The thought of them sticking around is the worst possible outcome.
The Glazers have shown over an 18 year period that they have very little regard for what United fans think or feel.
Someone mentioned Jacobs is well connected in Qatar.
This backs up what Keegan has been saying.
Full bid from QSA now they can prove separation from QSI.
To be or not to be QSI that is the question again. It"s QSA?
The Glazers have no interest in remaining, they are just countering the news that potential buyers don't believe their value of the club - it's a game of chess one side trying to extract more and the other trying to deflate the price somewhat.
He seems to be the journalist tasked with making it clear that there is a distinction between the group in for us and QSI. For them to so invested in establishing this fact it means they are confident that this is the only hurdle they will have to jump in their bid.
Why can QSI buy Spurs and not United?
They can’t. It would be a minority investment in either.
They can’t buy either. They can only manage a minority investment due to PSG
I wouldn't put it past them to purposely pick the offer that is worse off for United in a footballing sense, especially since it now seems like the family being harassed by United fans is a factor in the sale.
Yeah and rightfully so
Thanks, read them over again, see it now.
Because Spurs will never face PSG in Europe. Or like Nice not facing Man United in the CL hence Ratcliffe being able to own both.
Nope. Highly unlikely.
Sounds like sportwashing.
Which they already did by a lot when Nicholas Sarkozy was the intermediate for them to buy PSG and get the 2022 WC.
Don't you find it odd that a big part of your post is pointing to the unreliability of "the media" yet the thing you are using to support your point is a report from "the media"?Would we be seeing such reports if Raine was confident of a Qatari bid that would blow everyone else outta the water?
Once again we get back to the reality that, so far, only Ineos has confirmed it's interest. Additionally, it is fairly clear Ineos isn't looking to pay £5 billion for United.
Interesting how £5 billion is the new figure. Only a couple of days ago people in the media were saying the mystery Qatari bid would be between £6-8 billion.
Can you tell us more about your interactions with middle Eastern billionaires and how it's informed you of how they all view spending their money?
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Sportswashing would imply they need to clean their image or something. What they want is very different - more exposure to their country. The WC was for the same reason.
Disgusting
Can't see how this is possible
I’d say PSG would be on the outs if they bought us, they just have to buy us first.
It’s as if football clubs are play things
Because on paper it’s competely seperate. Quite easy really. If they go for it and they win the bid it won’t be an issue.
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Brown envelopes for everyone!!
So who owns PSG, and who owns United?
Intrigued to hear what the other Utd journos say on this idea,where is Luckhurst as have heard nothing since this broke on Tuesday
That feels like trouble and years of court cases if they try to attempt dual ownership
It’s absolutely possible
Hopefully it isn't...we should be aspiring to be self-sustaining, well-run giant, like Madrid or Bayern...instead we'll be a plastic, nothing club like City or PSG whose achievements will mean nothing in reality.
The point about the 2 Red Bull clubs is valid..
Dont want it though.. Can someone convince Tim Cook to bid?
Dont want it though.. Can someone convince Tim Cook to bid?
I have no issue with being run like them,well minus the fake sponsorships of course
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