The Premier League 2018/2019 Thread

[Neverna]

Manchester United 'receive whopping £3.8BN takeover bid' from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman who hopes to tempt Glazers into selling the club before next season

SAUDI Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is stepping up his £3.8bn takeover bid of Manchester United – in the hope of becoming the new owner by next season.

It comes with United chiefs spending an increasing amount of time in Saudi Arabia.

Now the Saudi royal, whose family are worth around £850BILLION, will hope current owners the Glazer family can be tempted into selling.

Sources around Old Trafford have always denied the Glazers want to sell, but the mega offer could be too good to turn down.

The American family purchased United for £790million almost 14 years ago but saddled the club with huge debt.

But it seems like it will work out pretty well for them if they do sell - making an astronomical £2.2billion profit.

SunSport first reported the Saudi interest back in October, and that buying the club outright was the top choice.

But the skids were put on a potential offer after the Crown Prince became embroiled in the diplomatic row after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed.

The £3.8bn valuation is dependent on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delivering Manchester United a place in next season’s Champions League, with a deal unlikely to be agreed before their qualification is confirmed.

Should United fall short, a compromise is likely to be reached on a lower valuation.



https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/footb...ited-takeover/
https://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport...in-Salman.html

[Neverna]

Manchester Dhabi V Manchester Riyadh could be a scorcher of a game.

[harrybarracuda]

Manchester Dhabi V Manchester Riyadh could be a scorcher of a game.

Surely Manchester Dhabi against Riyadh Rovers?

[Dillinger]

[NamPikToot]

Mmm isn't there some rule about owners, obviously ignored, about fit & proper persons ..........

[Luigi]

I can confirm the Chevrolet logo is to be replaced with 'Dilly Sux Cock' from next season.

[NamPikToot]

So the Mancs making a bid to take over from Brussels as the extremist capital of Uefa....

[Chittychangchang]

Glaziers won't give up their cash cow...

Be funny if they did.

Dill Lulu and Hal the camel jockeys

[NamPikToot]

Are the Manc teams going to have to face Mecca and start head planting before games; I've just realised why Dill is so grumpy today, that and the lack of sleep he's got all fractious.

[harrybarracuda]

Glaziers won't give up their cash cow...

Of course they will if the price is right.

I can just imagine the fake sponsorship from Saudia (you know all about that eh chitty) and the ground advertising of "Visit Mecca".

[Loy Toy]

I spat my coffee out laughing at your post mate.

[hallelujah]

Glaziers won't give up their cash cow...

Be funny if they did.

Dill Lulu and Hal the camel jockeys

I've always said there wasn't anything worse than the Glazers sucking the cash cow dry while contributing nothing at all to the club apart from debt.

At least the Saudis could actually afford to buy the cow (not that it would sit easily).

[Dillinger]

It sits quite easy with me

Allahu fuckin Akhbar Chitty

[Chittychangchang]

[Neverna]

MBS does not plan to buy Manchester United: Saudi minister


Media minister denies reported interest but confirms kingdom's sovereign wealth fund held sponsorship talks with team.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/...022337974.html

[NamPikToot]

Ho dear, things go from bad to worse for Chelski

Chelsea have been banned from signing players in the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to youth players, Fifa has announced.


The ban, until the end of January 2020, does not prevent the release of players and will not apply to their women's and futsal teams.


The Premier League club have been given three days to appeal.


They have also been fined £460,000, while the Football Association (FA) has been fined £390,000.


It comes following a Fifa investigation into Chelsea's signing of foreign under-18 players, including former striker Bertrand Traore.


The world governing body says it found breaches of its rules in 29 cases.


The FA has been told it must address its rules regarding the international transfer and registration of minors.


How did this come about?


Based on documents from Football Leaks, French website Mediapart claimed in November that 19 Chelsea signings had been looked at in a three year-long investigation.


Mediapart alleged that 14 of those signings were under the age of 18.


It was first reported in September 2017 that Chelsea were being investigated.


Burkino Faso international Traore - who now plays for Ligue 1 club Lyon - signed his first professional contract at Chelsea in 2013 at the age of 18 but was not registered until January 2014.


Mediapart claimed Fifa found evidence that Chelsea had misled them over the dates, while Traore was found to have made 25 appearances for the Blues (under-16, under-18 and first team) despite not being registered by the FA.


Chelsea admitted they paid his mother £155,000, as well as a further £13,000 to the club she chaired - AJE Bobo-Dioulasso - in April 2011 to allow them first refusal over his signature.


That deal, it is alleged, was for four and a half years, despite the limit for under-18s being three years.


In addition, it is also claimed Chelsea paid for Traore to attend the £20,000-a-year Whitgift School in Surrey.


In a statement in November, Chelsea said it had "fully co-operated with Fifa". The club also said it had "provided comprehensive evidence demonstrating its compliance with the applicable Fifa regulations".


Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both received bans for breaching rules over the signing of minors in early 2016, while fellow Spanish club Barcelona were given a 14-month ban after breaking rules for signing international under-18s in 2014.

[Chittychangchang]

Cheating b'stards.

[Luigi]

^ Wouldn't be laughing. City are next.

[Luigi]

Chelsea have been banned from signing players in the next two transfer windows

So that's Hazard off and no Zidane then.

[NamPikToot]

So that's Hazard off and no Zidane then.

Yep, reckon that will be the final straw for Hazard, he must be sick of carrying the team and getting blamed when they lose.

[hallelujah]

Biggest game of the Premiership season this weekend: United v Liverpool.

Ever since I was a kid going to OT in the 80s with my dad and his mates, nothing has ever been able to compare to Utd v Liverppol games.

We have to win. They can not get 19.

[harrybarracuda]

It seems Poch is auditioning for the upcoming Merchandise United job.

[NamPikToot]

Biggest game of the Premiership season this weekend: United v Liverpool..

Easy win for Utd, leaving Arse struggling for a Europa spot.

[Luigi]

I won't jinx it by predicting the correct score.

[harrybarracuda]

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