Man Utd takeover 'hours away' from completion as Sheikh Jassim deal set to be signed

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al-Thani’s takeover of Manchester United is ‘hours away’, bold reports in Qatar claim. It is reported that Sheikh Jassim will soon be confirmed as the new owner of the Premier League outfit after the final documents are signed. 

A lengthy, drawn-out takeover process could soon be set to end. The Glazers initially put the Red Devils up for sale in November 2022 and placed the Raine Group bank in charge of receiving bids. 

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Qatari publications now claim that Sheikh Jassim is just ‘hours away’ from completing his takeover. Al Raya report that the takeover could be completed in a matter of hours, with the signing of key documents the last remaining obstacle. 

"You’re not dealing with one individual with the Glazers – I think Jim Ratcliffe came out and said it. That’s been the issue behind the scenes, I didn’t want to come out and say it, but you’re dealing with siblings in the Glazer family who are there to make a collective decision.

"I don’t think one person can just make a decision on their own, so therefore that makes it very difficult to say yes immediately just like that [clicks fingers]. It’s a process that they have to go through."