RIO FERDINAND: MAN UTD TAKEOVER 'IMMINENT'

After months of soft deadlines and extended rounds of bidding there are some hints that a sale of Manchester United may be close to completion.
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WHAT HAPPENED?

Nine Two UK Holdings Limited appeared on the official UK government's Companies House website on Thursday with Sheikh Jassim named as one of the directors. The registration came the same day that former United defender Rio Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel that the believed the Qatari takeover was "imminent".


WHAT THEY SAID:

Ferdinand claimed: "The Man Utd takeover is imminent. 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."


AND WHAT'S MORE:

Reuters have further reported that the Old Trafford club have began negotiating exclusivity with the Qatari consortium, freezing out any other bidders for the club for a given timeframe.

While it appears the Qatari bid has become the preferred option the report did not rule out a further move from Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS.


WHAT NEXT FOR UNITED?

Supporters will be hoping for a swift conclusion after a protracted sales process that has rumbled on for months.

Why is this detailed on this forum?
Nothing to do with Cardiff City.

Good or bad for the Premier League?

I guess it will depend from which side of the fence you are looking...

ManUre supporters must be creaming themselves that they may now be able to get back on a sort of par with the new 'big boys' next door...

Others, including me, will see it as further demise of the Premier League as a competition and the nearing of the LIV Euro League (by invite only)

Why is this detailed on this forum?
Nothing to do with Cardiff City.

It's of interest to real football fans...

I'm starting to think the super league would of been a good idea get rid of these super/ state owned clubs. The premier League and football league would still be a great competition just more competitive and open.
Also be interesting to see how these 'big' clubs react to bottom half finishes.

I'm starting to think the super league would of been a good idea get rid of these super/ state owned clubs. The premier League and football league would still be a great competition just more competitive and open.
Also be interesting to see how these 'big' clubs react to bottom half finishes.

100% agree.

After missing out on Man Utd, is there a slim chance of Jim Ratcliffe turning to West Ham whilst David Sullivan heading back to the capital ..remember there were gossips last year...Not sure if the near future is the right timing though, maybe a little bit stability is needed for our club...

Why is this detailed on this forum?
Nothing to do with Cardiff City.

It's of interest to real football fans...

My preference would be for this board to be limited to matters that relate to Cardiff City, directly or indirectly. That’s just me though.

Why is this detailed on this forum?
Nothing to do with Cardiff City.

It's of interest to real football fans...

My preference would be for this board to be limited to matters that relate to Cardiff City, directly or indirectly. That’s just me though.

Your preference but (as you say) not others...

I look forward to seeing your Bluebird-centric contributions moving forward...

I think most United fans initially favoured the Ineos bid.

But then it was revealed that Ratcliffe would only buy 60% and still have the Glazers involved. That was the deal breaker for their fans and what made them all want Qatar.

The Glazers will just take the most money and that will be from Qatar. They won't care about that country's human rights record.

The second that the PL approved the Saudi takeover of Newcastle (under pressure from Boris Johnson) it became clear that Qatar would buy a PL club.

Man Utd, along with Real Madrid, are one of the two biggest clubs in the world so it was an opportunity Qatar couldn't resist.