A ‘soft deadline’ has passed for interested parties to put forward their proposals to buy Manchester United from the Glazer Family.
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar's biggest banks, and Ineos (owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe) are both understood to have officially submitted bids before 10pm on Friday night. Here, we take a look at how these two parties reported net worth compares to United’s current ownership as well as the other 19 owners across the Premier League.
Here are all 20 Premier League owners ranked from highest to lowest by their reported net worth and how Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe compare:
Here are all 20 Premier League owners ranked from highest to lowest by their reported net worth and how Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe compare:
5. Arsenal - Stan Kroenke
Reported net worth: £10.65bn
6. Aston Villa - Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris
Reported net worth: £9.7bn
7. Liverpool - John W. Henry & Tom Werner
Reported net worth: £8.1bn
8. Fulham - Shahid Khan
Reported net worth: £7.4bn