Club Sale | It’s done!
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I'd also like to take this opportunity to say that I'm South African, and that this is not the sort of project we get involved in.
Oh man. Gutted. Very sensible mind you. But Kuwait seem like they are very low key. Would suit us.
With this coming hot on the heels of the Dippers' this has got to mean the Super League us going to get buried by the EUCJ, right?
For me, the goal for FSG was always the SL and I can see the Galzers seeing it as their last goal. With that pathetic video the Super Leafue put out a month or so ago and now both FSG and the Glazers selling it has got to mean it is dead, doesn't it?
As for new owners, my money is on a US consortium with a figure head.
For me, the goal for FSG was always the SL and I can see the Galzers seeing it as their last goal. With that pathetic video the Super Leafue put out a month or so ago and now both FSG and the Glazers selling it has got to mean it is dead, doesn't it?
As for new owners, my money is on a US consortium with a figure head.
Irish here and it’s a hard no from us. I can’t see how it would raise house prices for my mates so, for that reason, we’re out.
Looks like Dubai are the front runners or the investment corporation of Dubai.
Is that different in anyway as you look at their net worth and it's something like 300 billion then Dubai which seems to be just over 4 billion?
Is that different in anyway as you look at their net worth and it's something like 300 billion then Dubai which seems to be just over 4 billion?
& so it begins…..
Does Ambani and Reliance have enough dough to buy United?
Conor McGregor next no doubt
Incorrect. Radcliffe is looking to leave a legacy. He would absolutely have the clubs long term interests at heart.
It’s the biggest in the world. And probably not possible, as others have said.
‘Actually, a 10b price tag is reasonable enough that we could see hedge funds in play… doesn’t have to be a sovereign wealth fund.
Singaporean here, and after seeing Peter Lim fecked Valencia up, hope nobody from here gets involved in any shape or form
It's Middle Eastern for sure and as much as I hate that idea let's just hope we can do something good for the community with the eventual money that comes in.
Yeah, that's sound reasoning there mate.
South Africa would consider going into a consortium with the IMF, of course. But they've not been answering our calls.
We’ve won enough league titles without oil money for any victory to look like restoring a normal order of things.
City winning titles ordinarily makes little sense. If Burnley hit the lotto and win the league, it would seem hollow. It’s not the same for United.
But what about his son who would inherit after he died? Does he have any interest in running things?
United being rejected on here by more countries than Ronaldo has with clubs
He alone can not afford to buy United.
Can't imagine him pitching. "Hey guys, I need 4 billion. You won't see a penny in return. Chop chop"
You can keep lying to yourself but it doesn’t change facts.
If United get bought by a Middle Eastern buyer, Barcelona will start flashing their arse in that direction
Yeah, Googled “Indian billionaire” yesterday was shocked by some of the numbers, thought they would be involved in a club by now.
We can already afford any player in the world, the problem at the moment is they don't want to come. Not much would change for United under new ownership
Unfortunately, I've come to terms with it. I do look jealously at the likes of CFG and PSG.
You'd also be shocked by how many billionaires don't want to set fire to their money to keep us happy
I'm American and this is precisely the sort of project we get involved in.
It’s not a fecking fact.
I mean, it is though, that’s the thing.
they're fan owned so wouldn't be possible.
"Comin' again to save the motherfeckin' day, yeah…"I'm American and this is precisely the sort of project we get involved in.
Would you mind awfully giving it a pass this time round?!I'm American and this is precisely the sort of project we get involved in.
Feck yeah!
Yeah that’s why we need a country / state or someone like Bezos who can take the hit and not actually worry about it, the likes of Ratcliffe would either need to dump a good portion of their personal wealth or need to be backed by investors who would want a slice of our profits at some point.
But I remember the drama that happened after Elon Musk declared his intentions to buy and delist Twitter.
Even a merger with delisting will have to meet certain standards of financial regulation and transparency for the shareholders.
In my opinion that's why buying MUF is different from buying a private company like Manchester City Football Club Ltd where such high regulatory standards may not apply.
And tbh, I cannot imagine that any of the Arabs are willing to meet those standards. I also cannot imagine that there will be a way for them to outflank those regulations (as they use to do with bribery) because the UK would lose its credibility as financial centre if this was tolerated by the regulatory authorities.
So my guess is that the next owner will be an American global asset management firm like Oaktree who are specialized in alternative investment strategies and undervalued assets. Even more as the British pound is relatively cheap compared to the USD.
Plantie!Thanks for confirming your intentions
Imagine after all this the Glazers decide they don't actually want to sell and instead just sign a contract handing over the naming rights to the stadium. Or just sell a minority share to some of their buddies overseas.
Opportunity was too good to pass up.Would you mind awfully giving it a pass this time round?!
As far as I can tell the opposite is true.
Manchester United despite lacking success in sportive goals has shown to be the most profitable football club in the PL.
https://brandfinance.com/insights/foreign-ownership-in-the-premier-league
The following graphic shows a ranking of PL clubs and their EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) which is a measure of a company's profitability of the operating business.
https://brandfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/EBITDA.png
(The forum says I'm not allowed to post graphics yet so I have to link the graphic)
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