According to the Guardian, the Emir of Qatar is determined to acquire the Red Devils without giving up Paris.
Qatar fully on Manchester United? Contradictory and cautious information has been circulating for several days in the English press. There is talk of an interest from mysterious Qatari investors for the Red Devils, minority takeover or not, there is also talk of Tottenham… After having already quoted Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Guardian persists and signs: the Emir of Qatar wishes to acquire MU. No question of some parts. The English newspaper nevertheless claims that the idea is not to disengage from PSG. Moreover, one can imagine that this kind of leak comes at the right time when the club of the capital is in open conflict with the City of Paris about the purchase of the Parc des Princes. We also know that Qatar has already tried to buy MU.
The problem is that UEFA prohibits the same majority owner from owning two clubs that play in the same European competitions. “Those who defend the interests of Qatar are aware of this and a solution is sought.“, we assure. And to add that the idea is “to demonstrate to UEFA that United would not be administered by the same structure and the same personnel as PSG“. The string looks big, but “there is some optimismThat the project be validated, based in particular on the example of Leipzig and Salzburg, two clubs under the control of Red Bull.
A blow to 6 billion euros?
The Glazer family put the club up for sale at the end of the year, which did not leave English billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, boss of Ineos and OGC Nice, unmoved. A priori, offers are expected around mid-February. We are talking about an amount of six billion euros to pay for the former club of Éric Cantona. A subsidiary of the national sovereign wealth fund QIA, the fund Qatar Sport Investment (QSI) took control of PSG in 2012. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is expected to be present at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to attend the Champions League match PSG-Bayern. Visit which could allow certain points to be clarified, even if other goals are mentioned. “It is not excluded that he meets Emmanuel Macron. Paris and Doha converge in particular on Lebanon, still in crisis», note Georges Malbrunot, grand reporter pour Le Figaro and specialist in the Middle East.
