MANCHESTER – Prospective new owners of Manchester United have until Friday to reveal their interest in buying one of the world’s biggest clubs, with a rumoured bid from Qatar sending shockwaves through European football. United’s current American owners, the Glazer...
Qatar already wields plenty of influence in European football’s corridors of power.
Ownership of United could also offer Qatar the chance to take bragging rights over gulf neighbours Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia’s stakes in English football. But neither City nor Newcastle boast United’s tradition of 20 English titles and a massive global fanbase. But the precedent set in green-lighting investment from Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia make it highly unlikely the Premier League would block a takeover.
Trying to draw a distinction between Qatari-based funds will be met with scepticism from rival clubs.
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