Finally a huge boost to takeover hopes come alive as Man Utd own Glazers are on same page

Manchester Utd takeover could be close with Glazers now on the same page regarding their next move and will sell provided the right offer is made

The Glazers have appeared reversed and are willing to sell Manchester United at the right price, amid concerns that the family did not agree to selling the Premier League giants.

The club has been in talks for months with several bidders who have come to the table, but the asking price has remained an issue. It didn’t seem like the Glazer family was in complete agreement regarding their vision of what should happen, but the Financial Times understands that they are now willing sellers at the right price.

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are the two men fighting for control of the Premier League giants. The offers are fabricated differently with Qatar looking to finalize a full takeover with the promise of additional funds while the British are set to keep the Glazers for a period before buying them.

It was feared that the Glazers were using the process, overseen by the Raine Group, to assess how much they could make from a potential sale. It has also been considered a “strategic investment,” as Americans seek a liquidity injection on a shoestring budget.
Someone who knows the family said, “The Glazers are very slow decision makers who are deliberate in how they think about things. Joel [co-chair] is forever making every decision that he makes [and] that’s a huge decision.

Joel holds the largest individual stake of his five brothers – Avram, Bryan, Darcie, Kevin and Edward – and controls around 19% of the voting rights as they try to make a decision on the future of the club.
The Glazers were subjected to massive fan anger and protests as they attempted to leave Manchester. Their lack of presence and communication was a huge problem, which became even more of a problem with the club failing on the pitch for so long.

Their silence is a very calculated decision, with one person who has worked with the family saying, “They have a family philosophy: nobody gives interviews. If one of you gets attention no matter what, you start feeling it. That’s why they don’t talk to the media. It’s about protecting the family.”

The Qataris had made a late offer and intended to withdraw from the process, but that offer appears to have put them back in the running and they believe they have an advantage over Ratcliffe. Sheikh Jassim is ready to invest in the club, whose infrastructure has been neglected for years and suppressed outside criticism.

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Sheikh Jassim considering a vision of Manchester United transfer incentive for Kylian Mbappe

Dream Kylian Mbappe Manchester United transfer incentive from Sheikh Jassim.
If Shiekh Jassim’s takeover is successful, Mbappe may depart PSG this summer in a transfer that would be considered a blockbuster. Man United may be one of his possible destinations.

It may seem unlikely that Kylian Mbappe will join Manchester United, but you can bet your bottom Qatari Riyal that Sheikh Jassim, a potential owner of the Reds, would love to bring the Frenchman to Old Trafford.

The possibility that Mbappe won’t exercise the one-year option on his PSG contract, which would allow him to leave for free after 12 months, has cast doubt on the future of the young player. When the player posted on social media that he was content in Paris for the upcoming season, it complicated matters.

This path has been traveled before with Mbappe, and it resulted in a new €630 million contract and, reportedly, a voice in the decisions made by the French giants. Only a small number of people could afford to enter into any potential deals this summer, and Real Madrid of Spain would be the clear favorites.

They’ve previously pursued him, and they have the resources and reputation in Europe to entice the 24-year-old. Right now, it’s difficult to imagine United’s financial limitations allowing them to make a move for Mbappe, and that’s without considering whether the superstar would even be interested.

But if Sheikh Jassim prevails in his bid to take control of the Reds, the goalposts may move. He would bring considerable financial clout, and earlier this season, reports claimed he saw Mbappe as the ideal player to sign.

As the current PSG is owned by Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani through Qatar Sports Investments, Mbappe would also be aware of what to anticipate. As the crown jewel of Paris, Mbappe has interacted with the owners. It helps to understand the way things are done while also highlighting possible parallels to Sheikh Jassim’s potential work style at United.

Mbappe, of course, also shone for France at the World Cup in Qatar, where they lost to Argentina in the championship game despite Mbappe scoring three goals and winning the golden boot. His star is shining brightly all over the world, and he would bring enormous commercial potential to wherever he goes next.

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Mac Allister quickly became the one Jurgen Klopp wanted, and Liverpool sealed the deal yesterday

Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesTottenham’s Cristian Romero reacts to Alexis Mac Allister joining Liverpool

Alexis Mac Allister has had an unbelievable 12 months.

The Argentine started the season brilliantly with Brighton, scoring five times from midfield before the World Cup. Then, he flew to Qatar to join up with his international teammates, and he created history there.

Mac Allister started every game that Argentina won in Qatar, including the final. He had an amazing tournament and he continued his form in the Premier League as well.

A number of clubs became interested in Mac Allister, but Liverpool were quick to act and beat everyone else for his signature yesterday.

To celebrate his move, Mac Allister took to Instagram to post a message to Reds fans.

His international teammate Cristian Romero replied: “Let’s go, all the best Ale!”

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Mac Allister really is an exciting signing for Liverpool.

The Reds have missed a proper number eight ever since Gini Wijnaldum left the club in 2021. The Dutchman was integral in their Premier League and Champions League triumphs, and Liverpool’s midfield hasn’t been the same since he left.

Now, Mac Allister will give them the balance they need in the middle of the park and will chip in with goals as well. He is the ideal replacement for Wijnaldum, and we’re almost certain he will do well.

It will be interesting to see who else Klopp will bring in to join Mac Allister in the middle of the park.

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The 10 biggest transfers in Europe in the 2023 summer transfer window

The 2023 summer transfer window is yet to officially open but that hasn’t stopped clubs from doing some big deals. Brighton have already made a record signing with money received from Liverpool.

Here are the biggest deals so far. Players are ranked by size of the initial fee, with add-ons stated.

All the summer’s Premier League deals are here.

1) Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon to Tottenham) – £39m

The Portugal right-back became Tottenham’s property having initially joined the club on loan on deadline day in January. He cost £5million for half a season, in which time he played for three different managers, and Spurs were obligated to pay another £39million this summer. Porro is primarily a wing-back so let’s see if he can play in a back four for Ange Postecoglou.

2) Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton to Liverpool) – £35million plus £20m add-ons

Brighton and Liverpool kept the fee under their hats but some Liverpool fans want you to believe they bagged the World Cup winner for the cost of a Tesco meal deal. We have to assume that if Mac Allister is a success, then the Reds will be liable for around £55million, which could still turn out to be a bargain, especially if he adapts to playing a deeper role.

3) Joao Pedro (Watford to Brighton) – £30m

Brighton didn’t wait for the end of the season to get Pedro signed, or for the Mac Allister money to clear in their account, before announcing a club-record deal three weeks before the end of the season. The Seagulls welcomed ‘a brilliant young talent’ and many Watford fans concur.

4) Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo to Napoli) – £25.8million

The Italy forward has already won a Scudetto with Napoli having spent last season on loan. The Serie A champions are obligated to cough up €30million to keep Raspadori having paid €5million to borrow the 23-year-old for a year.

5) Terem Moffi (Lorient to Nice) – £25.8million

West Ham and Bournemouth both wanted Moffi in January but the Nigerian forward opted instead for Nice, who must pay €30million having borrowed him since January. Lorient will also bank 15 % of whatever fee Nice might receive for the 24-year-old, who scored six goals in 16 appearances through the second half of the Ligue 1 season.

6) Hamed Traore (Sassuolo to Napoli) – £21million

Along with Raspadori, Sassuolo also loaned out Traore, this time for the second half of the season in anticipation of banking another fat cheque from Bournemouth. The midfielder only played seven games but, two games before the end of the season, the Cherries said: “Conditions within the original loan agreement have been reached, and the Ivorian is now contracted until June 2028.”

7) Benjamin Sesko (RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig) – £20m

Manchester United were interested – some reports suggest they still are – but Sesko agreed last August to stay under Red Bull’s wing, swapping Salzburg for Leipzig. The Germans will reportedly pay £20million for the 19-year-old, though they may welcome the opportunity to flip the forward swiftly if United or Newcastle make a decisive move.

8) Nicolas Seiwald (RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig) – £17.2m

The Austria midfielder becomes the 20th player to move between Salzburg and Leipzig since Red Bull took over the German club. Seiwald was reportedly a target for Arsenal and Roma but Leipzig agreed a deal for the 21-year-old in February, with a contract signed until 2028.

9) Chris Wood (Newcastle to Nottingham Forest) – £15m

Wood moved to the City Ground in January, with the incentive of a permanent move if certain, mysterious criteria were met. The Times reported that three starts would be enough to make Forest liable for £15million – he managed five before a season-ending thigh injury in March.

10) Ivan Ilic (Hellas Verona to Torino) – £13.5m

Similarly, ex-Man City midfielder Ilic joined Torino on a six-month loan deal from Hellas Verona with a conditional obligation to purchase. The Serbia international offered two goals and three assists in 14 appearances, presumably going over and above whatever minimum requirement was set.

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The Spaniard is out of contract with United at the end of the month, although reports have claimed that the 32-year-old has reached an agreement over a new deal.

De Gea won the Premier League’s Golden Glove award for 2022/23 after keeping 17 clean sheets in the top flight this season.

However, United’s No.1 has faced criticism due to several high-profile errors and it’s understood that Erik ten Hag is keen for the club to recruit a new goalkeeper with better distribution.

‘He kept 17 clean sheets in the league. Yes, of course, you’re going to concede but to win the Golden Glove for yet another season is remarkable,’ McCarthy told 947 Joburg.

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PSG set to sell Kylian Mbappé to Man Utd as Qatar takeover nears

Manchester United to sign Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain this summer should Sheikh Jassim’s takeover bid prove successful: PSG planning transfer

Paris Saint-Germain are set to sell Kylian Mbappé to Manchester United this summer if Sheikh Jassim’s Qatari-backed takeover bid for Old Trafford proves successful.
Mbappé will not sign a one-year contract extension into his contract with PSG, meaning his contract will expire in 12 months. Mirror Football understands the French club’s priority is to ensure he doesn’t leave without a transfer fee, meaning they are set to monetize the superstar this summer.

The French superstar has confirmed he intends to stay with the Ligue 1 champions beyond this summer, but it is clear PSG will push for his departure, aware the alternative is to lose a historic transfer fee altogether.
However, relations between the club and Real Madrid remain tense. That relationship deteriorated during the previous saga surrounding Mbappé’s future, when several transfer offers, especially public ones, for Real Madrid were rejected by the French club. The Blancos were hopeful of seeing Mbappé enter as a free agent in 2022, but he extended his contract in Paris.

Last weekend, Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, answered a question about a future move by Mbappé: “Yes. But not this year.” That announcement came just days before Mbappé outlined his future plans and could speed up a possible move to this summer, given Real Madrid’s needs and PSG’s intention to raise funds.

Real Madrid’s focus is now on the forwards after Karim Benzema confirmed his departure from the Spanish giants last week, while Eden Hazard, Asensio and Mariano Diaz – the latter of whom was the only recognized centre-forward in the first Real Madrid team – all leave as free agents this summer. However, it is Mbappé who holds the power. All signs are that he will leave Parc des Princes this summer and the French club’s QSI owner is preparing to sell the striker to United, according to El Pais, as they prefer to do business with Sheikh Jassim if his takeover offer were to be successful. . , then Madrid.

United are desperate for an elite striker this summer but have backed out of the move to their first-choice target Harry Kane, while the switch to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is priceless. While Mbappé would claim an England record fee, relations between the two clubs could allow for a sensational deal.

Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi is believed to have played a key role in Sheikh Jassim’s bid to buy United. While the PSG boss insists his role would not go beyond offering advice, the shared Qatari track record and exact funding source behind United’s offer is the subject of a further examination.

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“There are not many alternatives to Kane for Man Utd,” Saha said. “Victor Osimhen is an obvious one at the moment, though, he’s scoring a lot of goals for Napoli. Very fit, very strong and agile. But it may take him more time to adapt.

“There is a young boy in Hojlund at Atalanta. But no one offers the guarantees like Kane does.”

The Serie A duo aren’t the only ones on Saha’s radar, but the pair have caught the eye this term. Osimhen is the leading scorer in Serie A, helping Napoli win their first league title since 1990, while 20-year-old talent Hojlund scored five goals in two Euro 2024 qualifiers for Denmark in March.

Another man linked with a move is Randal Kolo Muani. The Eintracht Frankfurt star scored for his country at the World Cup, but won’t come cheap with Bayern Munich also linked.

“I think Randal Muani would be a very good signing for Man Utd,” Saha added. “Not only as a number 9, he can play either side of a three. He’s a very clever player, very quick, sharp with his feet and very intelligent.

“He’s already established a good link with Kylian Mbappe for France. He’s aware of everything, he has the talent to go short or long, he’s very clever and he will be a real danger in the Premier League if he comes, especially with [Marcus] Rashford and [Jadon] Sancho.”

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‘What we all dream of’ – Manchester United fans send transfer message to Harry Kane after England goal

Manchester United fans were quick to note the interaction between Harry Kane, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford in his goal at Old Trafford on Monday.
Kane scored the first goal of the night on 29 minutes, deflecting Shaw’s cross from eight yards and putting the ball inside. United talisman Rashford played his part, putting the left-back in an excellent position with a deft ball.

Shaw admitted last week he would like to have Kane at United and Erik ten Hag’s interest in the 29-year-old was genuine. The Dutchman is desperate to score more goals for his side and has made the Tottenham striker his prime target. The message from north London is that Daniel Levy won’t be selling his star to a Premier League rival, but while United don’t believe Kane is for sale, their interest isn’t entirely extinguished.

And so it was a bit bittersweet for United fans to see the striker complete a game too well prepared by Shaw and Rashford, with many taking to social media to send a message to their primary target.

Tottenham’s insistence that Kane is not for sale makes such a link unlikely in United’s red numbers with Ten Hag’s side working on alternative targets. The name of Rasmus Hojlund often came up, but there is also interest in Victor Osimhen from Naples or Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Harry Kane transfer: New European giants boom in sight for Tottenham star after Man Utd, interest from Real Madrid

There has been a new twist in the transfer saga surrounding Tottenham striker Harry Kane, with one of Europe’s biggest sides involved after Manchester United and Real Madrid opted to go after other players.
Kane’s future at Tottenham is uncertain due to a number of factors. First, his contract with the club expires in June 2024. If he refuses to sign an extension, he will force Tottenham to sell him this summer or see him go on a free transfer in a year’s time.

Secondly, Tottenham actually look further away from winning a trophy, than getting closer to a few trophies. In the 2022-23 season, they were eliminated from the FA Cup in the fifth round and from the Carabao Cup in the third round.

Furthermore, they were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 and have only managed to finish eighth in the Premier League, meaning they will not play in any form of European competition next season.
Kane is determined to break Alan Shearer’s goalscoring record of 260 goals. However, the England captain is also eager to finally end his long wait for a trophy.

Earlier this year, Man Utd selected him as their next ideal striker. Madrid then came into play when Carlo Ancelotti targeted Kane as a replacement for Karim Benzema, who joined Saudi side Al Ittihad.

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Exclusive: Manchester Utd negotiate exclusivity with Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim in $6bn+ sale talks

JUNE 15 (Reuters) – English soccer club Manchester United (MANU.N) are negotiating to grant exclusive rights to the consortium led by Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani to sell it for more than $6 billion , sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Although a deal is still uncertain, the development marks a major step in efforts by Sheikh Jassim – son of the former Qatari prime minister and one of the Gulf state’s wealthiest men – to take over the brand iconic sport.
Members of the Glazer family, who hold minority stakes in Manchester United and control it through a two-class share structure, would withdraw money under the proposed deal, one of the sources said.

The Qatari offer is currently viewed more favorably by the Glazers than an offer from British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, founder of chemicals producer INEOS, the sources added. Ratcliffe’s offer stipulates that the Glazers would retain some interest in Manchester United.

Manchester United would not be allowed to negotiate with any bidder other than Sheikh Jassim for the exclusivity period. It is not known how long this period will last. Sources warned that the situation remained unstable and that a new offer from Ratcliffe could prevent Sheikh Jassim from securing the exclusivity.

The sources requested anonymity because the matter is confidential. Representatives of Manchester United and Sheikh Jassim did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Shares of Manchester United jumped as much as 15% on the news, closing New York trading on Thursday up 6.8% at $24.81.

A deal worth more than $6 billion for Manchester United would be one of the biggest ever in sports, following a similar sale of the National Football League’s Washington Commanders earlier this year.

It would also represent a significant premium over other soccer deals. Last year, the $3.1 billion acquisition of Chelsea Football Club by an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital valued it at 5.7 times its fiscal year revenue.

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A sale of more than $6 billion would value Manchester United more than 10 times last year’s annual revenue, according to data from Refinitiv. ok of the requested turnaround.
While some supporters may see the deep pockets of a new Qatari owner as the quickest way to bridge the gap between United and Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City, others have expressed “deep concern” about the human rights situation in Qatar.

Several Middle Eastern countries have invested heavily in sports in recent years, prompting criticism that they are trying to “flaunt” their image.
Qatar will host soccer’s flagship World Cup 2022, while state-owned Qatar Sport Investments (QSI) owns Ligue 1 club Paris St Germain.

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is funding the LIV Golf Series, which recently agreed to merge with the PGA Tour, as well as Premier League side Newcastle United.