The ongoing Manchester United takeover saga has taken another fresh turn amid new reports that the Glazer family are to take the club off the market United shares saw their biggest ever one-day fall on Tuesday amid news the US owners were going to pull the plug on any potential deal with British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Sheikh Jassim of Qatar as shares plunged by more than 18% in New York.
Despite news that the drawn-out deal is now off the table, the Daily Mail reports that neither Sir Jim nor Sheikh Jassim have been told of such a decision by the Glazers and are still looking at completing their deals. As the takeover saga continues, ManchesterWorld looks at the compared net worth of the potential buyers, the Glazers and the rest of Premier League owners.

5. Nottingham Forest - Evangelos Marinakis
Reported net worth - £496m | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

6. Manchester United - Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al-Thani
Reported net worth - £960m (potential owner) | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

7. Brighton - Tony Bloom
Reported net worth - £1bn | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

8. AFC Bournemouth - Bill Foley
Reported net worth - £1.3bn | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images


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