Saudi sports supremo Turki Al-Sheikh has raised the intriguing prospect of a fresh takeover bid for Manchester United.
Al-Sheikh, who is understood to be in talks with United over a potential friendly game during Riyadh Season, posted a message on X on Wednesday night suggesting that the club are ready to sell to a new investor.
United’s majority owners, the Glazer family, rejected a takeover by Sheikh Jassim Al-Thani’s Qatari consortium when they sold 25 per cent of the club to Sir Jim Ratcliffe for £1.25billion last year.
But Al-Sheikh, the head of the General Entertainment Authority responsible for bringing some of the world’s highest-profile sports events to Saudi Arabia, posted: ‘The best news I heard today is that Manchester United is now in an advanced stage of completing a deal to sell to a new investor – I hope he’s better than the previous owners.