Former emblematic defender of Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand would see David Beckham take control of the Red Devils.
While the Manchester United takeover saga drags on, the Glazer family must give their agreement this Thursday to the sale of 25% of the shares of the residents of Old Trafford, against the payment of 1.5 billion pounds (1, 7 billion euros) by Jim Ratcliffe, owner of the Ineos group but also of OGC Nice.
But the arrival of Jim Ratcliffe – alone in the running following the withdrawal of Sheikh Jassim Ben Hamad Al Thani, president of the Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) – as a minority shareholder raises questions while the Glazer family had initially planned to sell the all of its shares. Enough to leave the door open to other investors…
“He comes with people who have deep pockets”
Enough to give ideas to Rio Ferdinand, who suggested that David Beckham, already co-owner of Inter Miami, could be interested in buying the Mancunian club.
“When you mention the name of someone like Becks (David Beckham), he is obviously a co-owner of Inter Miami, but he doesn’t come alone, confided the ex-English defender in comments reported by World Eleven. It’s not his money. He’s not the one putting his hand in his pocket. It comes with a consortium. It comes with people who have deep pockets and who have the ability to go and execute a transaction like that. »
