UAE-based consortium ‘view’ David Beckham ‘ready’ with bid

According to reports, a UAE-based consortium hoping to buy Man Utd has approached David Beckham about a possible role in the deal.

The Red Devils fanbase was sent into a frenzy last week after wealthy Saudi Arabian boxing promoter Turki Al-Sheikh insisted an interested partyman was ‘at an advanced stage’ to buy UTD.

Al-Sheikh wrote x: ‘The best news I’ve heard today is that Manchester United are now in an advanced stage of completing a deal to sell to a new investor – I hope he’s better than the previous owners.’

But, after realizing that some Man Utd fans were speculating that he or another Saudi Arabian club was considering buying, Al-Sheikh clarified his comments.

Posting again a day later, Al-Sheikh wrote: ‘My post yesterday about the possible sale of Manchester United means one thing: the club is in an advanced stage of negotiations with a new investor.

‘Just to clarify, I am not an investor, nor are they from my nation. I’m posting this as a fan who wishes to make a deal, though it may not be necessary. ‘

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Reports suggest that Maine wants to buy UTD is a UAE-based consortium A ‘meeting’ has apparently been held with Red Devils officials earlier this week.

And now, according to Star And The mirror (via free), ‘Consortium wants ex-United winger Beckham to be ambassador for bid’.

Beckham has been approached to ‘back a takeover bid’ with the Glazers reportedly preparing to make an offer to buy a ‘majority shareholding’ in the club.

Beckham said in July 2023 when asked if the Glazers should leave In an interview with Athletic: “I think so. I think it’s purely because the fans want it.

“Once you lose fans, especially at a club like Manchester United, it’s hard to get them back.

“Obviously, they (the Glazers) have achieved a lot, and financially, the fact that we’re even talking about Manchester United’s sales numbers shows their success. But there needs to be a change. We’ve all seen it, we all know it.”

On whether he might find himself playing a role in Humans in the future, Beckham added: “I’ve got a lot going on here at the moment and I’m focused on everything going on in Miami and my business.

“But I haven’t been approached and I think any involvement with Manchester United would mean the world to me, going forward. But who knows?

“We’ll see what happens in the next few weeks or months. Hopefully, a decision is made and if I’m involved in any way… If not, I’ll be a United fan and just do what all the other fans are doing.

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Amid recent takeover rumours, football finance expert Dan Plumlee has outlined the potential implications of an eight per cent rise in Man Utd’s share price.

Plumlee said Football insider: “It’s a reaction to the media stuff we’ve seen around Saudi Arabia’s potential, a reference to a fairly well-known Saudi individual putting it out there and speculation around a takeover that has ultimately driven the share price.

“It’s absolutely fueled by speculation around a takeover. What it means for the club, it’s more for the shareholders, the investors, any share price reflects positively on them and that means the share price is higher.

“It’s not going to make a huge difference to the day-to-day finances and operations of the club. In terms of share price you see these things as good news stories for a company that the share price is going up.

“The share price is ultimately going to benefit shareholders and investors at a certain point, which again is the other side of the coin because the current owners don’t seem to want to sell yet and Jim Rutcliffe has a minority stake so will benefit from his stake but is obviously not looking to sell the club.”

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