Manchester United could soon be bought for a record price. According to Bloomberg, a group of Qatari investors, consisting of a member of the royal family and former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, is preparing a bid of 5 billion pounds (5,600 million euros) to buy the club where Portuguese Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Play dalot.
If confirmed, it would become the largest ever purchase for a football club, surpassing the 4.970 billion US tycoon Todd Boehly paid for Chelsea.
The Glazer family, the current owners of the Old Trafford club, have announced their interest in selling the club, setting a price of around £6bn at the end of last year. The Americans, remember, bought Manchester United in 2005 for 740 million pounds.
But this group from Qatar is not the only one in the running. According to the English press, British millionaire Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of the INEOS Group and fan of the team, will also assemble a group of investors to make an offer.
Elon Musk, who recently acquired the social network Twitter, has also been named as one of those interested.
Source: DN
