The attempted takeover of Manchester United by Sheikh Jassim provoked an outcry in England, where the troubled game of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is singled out.
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is a man who counts in European football. President of PSG, the Qatari is also the director of BeIN Sports and the boss of ECA, the union of European clubs, in addition to sitting on the board of directors of the LFP. Collusion between his various responsibilities is always feared, and this is now the case in England. On the sidelines of the attempted takeover of Manchester United by a Qatari investor, the role of Nasser Al-Khelaïf is pointed out.
According to several very serious British media such as The Athletic and the BBC, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi himself met the Glazers, the family that owns the Manchester club. This meeting took place a month ago, when Sheikh Jassim was going to formalize his last financial offer to buy the Red Devils. In addition to this, the president of PSG met with the investment bank Raine, who is in charge of the sale, proof of his great involvement and his desire to tip the scales in favor of the Qatari businessman. .
Qatar fears UEFA sanctions
A close and not or rather badly concealed link which raises questions, since Qatar is trying to ensure, in the event of the takeover of MU, that the two entities are well separated and that this will not generate a sanction on the part of the UEFA, which prohibits clubs with the same owner from playing in the same European competition, and in particular the Champions League of course.
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Contacted by the BBC, a source close to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi assured that the Qatari leader had absolutely no role, near or far, officially or unofficially, in the takeover of Manchester United. The revelations demonstrate the opposite with these meetings with the Glazers and the investment bank in charge of the sale. A double talk that does not pass in England, where the clubs are ready to attack in court in the event of a takeover by Sheikh Jassim, convinced that Qatar would thus buy Manchester United, as it did with PSG in 2011. For his part, Sheikh Jassim ensures that any this operation is carried out by private funds and that the Emirates has nothing to do with a takeover of Manchester United.
For the moment, no follow-up is envisaged knowing that, despite his recent ultimatum, the Qatari leader has not had a response to his offer from the owners of Manchester United, who seem to be leaning more towards Jim Ratcliffe for the future. operations.
