Qatari bid to buy Man Utd

THE £5 million debt ­ free bid by Qatari sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani has been confirmed as debt free and will include the free transfer of players.

According to a sports news site on Saturday, February 18, the sheikh has indicated he will provide players for the club at no involve players from Paris St Germain, a club he already owns.

It is understood that the sheikh is keen to bring Jude Bellingham and Victor Osimhen to the club if he is successful, which will cost around £100 million each. But the sheikh whose family are said to be worth around £280 billion has ings for Italian side Napoli. Whether they can get him to consider a move or Napoli to sell remains to be seen.

But the acquisition of the club is by no means a foregone conclusion as Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the UK’s second wealthiest man is known to have also submitted a bid. The

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