Rio Ferdinand believes Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani’s takeover bid for Manchester United will be confirmed as successful in the imminent future.
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim is bidding for the club alongside INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but the Glazer family are dragging out the sale process to get the highest fee possible.
It is understood that Sheikh Jassim wants to a complete buyout, whereas Sir Jim Ratcliffe has proposed a deal that could see the Glazers remain but with less power.
There has been rumours that at least two of the Glazers — Avram and Joel — would prefer to stay on in some capacity, but some close to the situation believe this is just an attempt to get more money out of Qatar.
Ferdinand is not someone I suspect would have this news first, but the former United defender claims the takeover is imminent and that Qatar have been successful in their attempts 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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