Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman does not plan to buy Manchester United, the government’s media minister has said, while confirming that talks over a sponsorship with the club have took place.
The Sun ran a story over the weekend claiming Mohammed bin Salman was preparing a bid for Manchester United, valued at £3.8 million – suggesting a hefty profit for the Glazer family.
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But Turki al-Shabanah, the media minister in Saudi Arabia, dismisses a takeover, posting the following tweet: “Reports claiming that HRH the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman intends on buying @ManUtd are completely false. Manchester United held a meeting with @PIFSaudi to discuss sponsorship opportunity. No deal has been materialized.”
Reports claiming that HRH the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman intends on buying @ManUtd are completely false. Manchester United held a meeting with @PIFSaudi to discuss sponsorship opportunity . No deal has been materialized.
— تركي الشبانه (@TurkiAlshabanah) February 17, 2019
We’ve been told off the record that interest in a takeover from Saudi is very real and the stories around it shouldn’t be ignored.
So this could be a red herring, who knows?
Not long ago MBS was at the centre of a global outcry over the terrible death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
