Saudis want £4bn Manchester United
The Manchester United takeover rumours
continue, as Saudis seek to acquire the club for £4bn.
The Saudi Arabian ruling class are planning on executing a £4bn takeover of Manchester United and will meet the Glazer
family, the current owners, in the coming weeks.
The plan has been
slowed by the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which many believe was ordered
by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. The club already
have close ties with Saudi Arabia Telecom.
Crown Prince Mohammad bin
Salman should obviously not pass the fit and proper owner test, but
were he to fail it, then you could point to the owners of a few other
clubs in the Premier League and across Europe right now and make the
same case, which suggests that ultimately they will be able to take
ownership if they want.
This might be the end of the line for some
supporters, but Manchester City have shown there is little they can do that won’t be tolerated.