Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani has made a world-record bid to purchase Manchester United from the Glazer household, 90min understands.
The deadline for last bids to take over or put money into the membership handed at 10pm BST on Friday night time.
Sheikh Jassim is up in opposition to stiff competitors from Sir Jim Ratcliffe so as to take a controlling stake in Man Utd.
Sources have knowledgeable 90min that Sheikh Jassim’s last bid clears the present £5bn report to take over a sports activities group or franchise, however remains to be wanting the £6bn the Glazers are believed to be on the lookout for.
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Sheikh Jassim, a lifelong Man Utd fan, submitted his bid through the 9 Two Basis – a nod to the membership’s well-known class of ’92.
Their bid is believed to be increased than that of Ratcliffe’s last supply – which has additionally now been submitted – however the Qatari desires to purchase the membership outright, whereas the Englishman is pleased to usher in different buyers and possibly even hold the Glazers on board.
90min beforehand reported that there’s a rising sense at Previous Trafford that the Glazers would like to dealer a cope with buyers as an alternative of promote the membership totally.
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