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Sheikh Jassim Withdraws Man United Bid

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Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Sheikh Jassim withdrawing his bid for Manchester United. Rob Dawson joins the show to explain why the bid is being pulled and what it means for the future of the Red Devils. Plus, Don Hutchison gives out his Way Too Early PL Season Awards and Kasey Keller helps break down the USMNT's disappointing loss to Germany in East Hartford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome everybody into the ESPN FC Studios for today's edition of the show alongside

0:29.4

Alan Moreno. Steve Nichol, I'm Sebastian Salas. Our great to have you along with us

0:33.2

to start with some news out of England. The papers covering a potential sale of Manchester United

0:39.2

to a Katari consortium. We're talking about a $6.1 billion bid. From more on this, we welcome

0:47.4

into the show. Rob Dawson, you can find his work over on ESPN.com as well as our percentage

0:53.6

expert Don Hunt. Rob will start with you because it sounds like you got some breaking news here on

0:58.4

the potential sale of Manchester United by the Glazer family. What more can you tell us?

1:04.4

Yeah, well, the big news tonight is that Sheikh Jassim and his Katari consortium who

1:10.7

had made public their bid to buy him and unites it several months ago. Today announced that

1:15.8

they aren't going to move forward in the process. They say that the valuation that the Glazer

1:21.2

place on the club is too high. They felt they put a very good bid down on the table. They think

1:27.9

they are the best bid is the best owner for money now to go forward, but they just can't

1:32.2

match the valuation that the Glazer puts on it. So, asking Stan right now that the Katari's

1:37.6

have pulled out that the Glazer's asking Stan look like they're going to sit there. Stay on.

1:42.6

Rob, correct me if I'm wrong. I feel like Manchester United fans have kind of had their heart

1:46.4

said on this sale. What do you think the reaction will be then to potentially falling through?

1:50.2

Yeah, I mean, it's going to be entirely negative for lots of money now to fans they felt that

1:58.4

the Katari's were the perfect owners. They were the only bid is who were offering to buy 100%

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