Man United takeover: Sheikh Jassim’s net worth compared to Man City, Newcastle United & other…

Man United takeover: Sheikh Jassim’s net worth compared to Man City, Newcastle United & other owners 

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos company have both reportedly made bids to buy Manchester United.

A ‘soft deadline’ has passed for interested parties to put forward their proposals to buy Manchester United Football Club 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:

1. Newcastle United - Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, PCP Capital Partners, RB Sports & Media

Reported net worth: £479bn

2. Chelsea - Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital Group, Hansjorg Wyss & Mark Walter

Reported net worth: £13bn

3.Manchester United potential owner - Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Reported net worth: £10.9bn

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