The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman whose family is worth £850bn is reportedly planning to splash a whopping £3bn to take over Manchester United from its current owners, the Glazer's Family.
According to the report from The Sun, the 33-year-old who holds the second highest position in the Saudi government behind the King was previously planning on taking on Middle East rivals like the Abu Dhabi-based owners of Manchester City in the Premier League.
And they think he is ready to sanction a bid by an individual or a move backed by the money of the oil-rich state to take a stake in United or, ideally, to buy the club outright.
Even if United ’s owners, the Glazer family, were willing to consider selling, it would cost the Saudis more than £3billion.
But they have the money and, it is said, the desir to make a big splash in football.
Saudi Arabia has already made investments in sport through deals with F1 and WWE.
But so far its biggest play in football has been banning Qatar's beIN SPORTS from broadcasting in the country.
BeoutQ, a firm allegedly based in Saudi Arabia, has been pirating the beIN SPORTS coverage of the Premier League.
Buying into United would be a massive statement in the wider financial and political battles being fought between the Gulf states.
The Glazers’ attitude to selling all or part of the club they have owned since 2005 is unclear.
According to the report from The Sun, the 33-year-old who holds the second highest position in the Saudi government behind the King was previously planning on taking on Middle East rivals like the Abu Dhabi-based owners of Manchester City in the Premier League.
And they think he is ready to sanction a bid by an individual or a move backed by the money of the oil-rich state to take a stake in United or, ideally, to buy the club outright.
Even if United ’s owners, the Glazer family, were willing to consider selling, it would cost the Saudis more than £3billion.
But they have the money and, it is said, the desir to make a big splash in football.
Saudi Arabia has already made investments in sport through deals with F1 and WWE.
But so far its biggest play in football has been banning Qatar's beIN SPORTS from broadcasting in the country.
BeoutQ, a firm allegedly based in Saudi Arabia, has been pirating the beIN SPORTS coverage of the Premier League.
Buying into United would be a massive statement in the wider financial and political battles being fought between the Gulf states.
The Glazers’ attitude to selling all or part of the club they have owned since 2005 is unclear.
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