Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani both have ‘scepticism’ over whether or not the Glazer family are willing to agree the full sale of Man Utd.
The Glazers announced in November 2022 they would explore the possibility of a sale, with American merchant bankers Raine overseeing the process.
February 18 was a soft deadline for interested parties to get their bids in and boyhood Man Utd fans Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim did just that.
As the process goes on, fans are growing anxious that the Glazers have pulled their pants down and are not actually intending to sell the club.
Avram Glazer was present at Wembley on Sunday as the Red Devils won the Carabao Cup, which has spread more fears the club will not be sold.
The vast, and I mean vast, majority of Man Utd supporters want to see the back of the Glazers, though the jury is out on whether or not they would be pleased to see a Qatari own the club.
Ben Jacobs has provided a big update on the whole situation. Writing for CaughtOffside, the journalist claimed there is ‘no guarantee’ the Glazers will leave.
Of course, the Raine Group are ‘exploring all options’, not just an outright sale of the club.
Jacobs emphasises how important it is that Man Utd are owner by the Glazers, and not just a Glazer. The whole family are not in agreement that they want to sell.
‘Avram and Joel are still attached to the club’, while Kevin, Edward, Bryan and Darcie would be happy to get out and ‘cash in on their stakes’.
While the media are understandably focusing on Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim, there are ‘private investors looking at minority stakes’.
The Qatari Sheikh sees his bid to buy the club as an “all or nothing” situation and will not revert to a minority investment, nor a ‘laddered’ route to becoming the full owner.
Ratcliffe is more flexible, it is claimed. The Brit sees the chance to own Man Utd as something that could ‘shape his legacy’.
The 70-year-old is ‘open’ to working alongside the Glazers or partnering with another group in his bid for ‘visible and operational control’.
He is prioritising full ownership, but is reluctant to leave ’empty handed’, though as mentioned prior, he is a lot more flexible than Sheikh Jassim.
Both have ‘scepticism’, however, over whether or not the Glazer family are open to an ‘outright sale’.
The Glazers feel ‘underwhelmed’ by the bids as things stand. They could still push for £6billion or more despite no…
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