{"id":624719,"date":"2023-06-24T06:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624719"},"modified":"2023-06-24T06:33:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T10:33:08","slug":"manchester-united-sale-end-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/24\/manchester-united-sale-end-game\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Heading Towards the End Game&#8217;: Manchester United Sale Nearly Complete as New Bid Is Viewed &#8216;Favourably&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After months of a Sheikh Jassim vs. Jim Ratcliffe bidding war, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> sale may finally be coming to a close. According to Reuters journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W0u2UmlkyC0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anirban Sen<\/a>, the Red Devils takeover is &#8220;heading towards the end game,&#8221; with the Glazers viewing Sheikh Jassim&#8217;s bid &#8220;more favourably.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Sale &#8220;Heading Towards the End Game&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f| \u201cSheikh Jassim&#39;s bid is viewed slightly more favourably by the Glazers at this point. It also looks pretty strong on the paper.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Anirban Sen from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Reuters<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> takeover. (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StretfordPaddck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@StretfordPaddck<\/a>)<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DQDasoJ9Ps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/DQDasoJ9Ps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; centredevils. (@centredevils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/centredevils\/status\/1672300836918050838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Two Different Bidders, Two Different Approaches<\/h3>\n<p>While the bids are most likely close in number, the groups behind them seek different things. Sheikh Jassim is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/37811103\/sources-qatari-sheikh-submits-final-man-utd-bid\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attempting to buy 100%<\/a> of the club, while Ratcliffe is only looking to secure a majority share.<\/p>\n<p>Behind both bidders is also a multitude of differences in background and business experience. Ratcliffe, a UK native, is not only a known name in the United Kingdom, but also the world of business. He gained most of his wealth and popularity by founding multinational chemicals group Ineos. He is also no stranger to the world of football, as he currently owns both OGC Nice and FC Lausanne-Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/23\/alejandro-garnacho-app-leak\/\" target=\"_self\">Man Utd App Notification Seems to Leak Big News From Old Trafford \u2014 Fans Getting Excited<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Jassim on the other hand, is relatively unknown outside of Qatar, and has little information about him available. He is known for being a member of the Qatari royal family, as well as chairman of the Qatar Islamic Bank.<\/p>\n<h3>Sheikh Jassim\u2019s Bid Takes the Lead<\/h3>\n<p>The takeover talks have been ongoing for months, leaving many Manchester United fans hoping for a quick resolution. Recent reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/blog\/2023\/jun\/19\/manchester-united-fans-suffer-slow-torture-as-glazers-bide-their-time\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a> claim this latest offer from Sheikh Jassim is his fifth and final offer.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/23\/manchester-united-submit-third-offer-mason-mount\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Very Confident to Get it Done&#8217;: Man Utd closing in on Signing &#8216;Fantastic Player&#8217; \u2014 He&#8217;s Agreed to Join<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the Glazers looking at his bid favourably, it appears that the Qatari businessman could have his hands on the Red Devils soon. The deal, estimated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/manchester-united-negotiating-exclusivity-with-qatars-sheikh-jassim-6-bln-plus-2023-06-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> to be worth over \u00a34.7 billion, would be the biggest club sale in football history, clearing Todd Boehly&#8217;s Chelsea takeover by almost \u00a3500 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624718\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624718 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Manchester_United_v_Brighton__Hove_Albion_7_August_2022_35-1-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandro Garnacho alongside Erik ten Hag\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Manchester_United_v_Brighton__Hove_Albion_7_August_2022_35-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Manchester_United_v_Brighton__Hove_Albion_7_August_2022_35-1-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Manchester_United_v_Brighton__Hove_Albion_7_August_2022_35-1-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Manchester_United_v_Brighton__Hove_Albion_7_August_2022_35-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main image credit: Ardfern https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Manchester_United_v_Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion,_7_August_2022_(35).jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of a Sheikh Jassim vs. Jim Ratcliffe bidding war, the Manchester United sale may finally be coming to a close. According to Reuters journalist Anirban Sen, the Red Devils takeover is &#8220;heading towards the end game,&#8221; with the Glazers viewing Sheikh Jassim&#8217;s bid &#8220;more favourably.&#8221; Manchester United Sale &#8220;Heading Towards the End Game&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4687,"featured_media":624718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,18,7188],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-624719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-manchester-united","category-rumours","tag-manchester-united"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4687"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}