Manchester United are preparing for a Qatar-based bid to rid the Red Devils of their controversial Glazer ownership
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Manchester United is to be the subject of a Qatar-based ownership bid within the coming days.
That's according to the Mail, who says that United could be the next Premier League club to be taken over by Middle Eastern buyers, following Manchester City and Newcastle United, owned by UAE and Saudi Arabian groups, respectively.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could be about to receive a transfer windfall. (Image credit: Manchester United via Getty Images)
According to the report, "high-wealth individuals based in the oil-rich state, buoyed by Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup, have set their sights on a club they view as ‘football’s crown jewels’."
United are one of the highest-profile clubs in the world, of course, and the most successful Premier League side ever with 13 titles in the modern era.
Qatar's monarch Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is apparently a big United fan – and with current owners, the Glazer family, setting a deadline for bids somewhere in the middle of February, there is hope that a bid for the club could be made swiftly.
The report states, too, that the investors interested in purchasing Manchester United are a different group from those who own Paris Saint-German, Qatari Sports Investments.
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The Glazer family, currently in charge at United, are very unpopular with fans (Image credit: PA)
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