admin Rio Ferdinand believes Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani’s offer to take over Manchester United will succeed in the near future.
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim is bidding for the club alongside INEOS boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but the Glazers are slowing the sale process to get the highest possible commission.
Mr. Sheikh Jassim is understood to be aiming for a full takeover, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe has proposed a deal that may leave the Glazer family but less power.
There are rumors that at least two members of the Glazer family, Abram and Joel, would rather stay in some position, but some people familiar with the situation believe this is just an attempt to squeeze more money out of Qatar. I believe there is.
Ferdinand may not be the first to hear the news, but the former United defender claims a takeover is imminent and Qatar have made a successful bid to buy the club.
“The Man Utd takeover is imminent,” Ferdinand said in his Five channel on YouTube. “We are hearing the Qatari bid is the one that has been accepted, the one that is imminent and the one that is going to go through. Hallelujah, man. I cannot wait. Please let this happen.
“Look how long this has gone on for. The Glazers have dug their heels in. It will go to the biggest bidder which is normal in negotiations but I want this to be resolved before the transfer window kicks in and now it is opening and starting to move.”
Ferdinand added: “I have woken up every day hoping that every day there will be a bid accepted. We are hearing that it is close. It will happen in a matter of days. If not a matter of hours. If it does not, we do not know how much money we have to spend and United will be playing catch up. So fingers crossed this information is really true – I have it from a good source that it is true.”
As I said above, Ferdinand is not somebody I would trust with this information. It’s certainly a good way to get clicks on his YouTube channel.
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