<p>Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has submitted a new bid to buy <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/manchester-united" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> which is believed to be worth around 5 billion pounds ($6.12 billion), <em>Sky Sports News</em> reported on Saturday.</p>.<p>Sheikh Jassim, a son of Qatar’s former prime minister, launched the bid in February. A spokesperson representing Sheikh Jassim said at the time that the bid was completely debt free, via Sheikh Jassim's Nine Two Foundation.</p>.<p>Manchester United did not immediately respond to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment.</p>.<p>Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus also placed a bid on Thursday and told Reuters that he was willing to pay a premium for the English soccer club.</p>.<p>British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, a life-long United fan and founder of chemicals producer INEOS, put in a bid for the club in February.</p>.<p>United's current owners, the Glazer family, began looking at options for the record 20-times English champions in November, including new investment or a potential sale, 17 years after they bought the Old Trafford club.</p>.<p>Any sale of the club would likely exceed the biggest sports deal so far, the $5.2 billion including debt and investments paid for Chelsea, sources told Reuters previously.</p>.<p>United's Premier League rivals Liverpool have also said they would explore the option of bringing in investors, while Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi was set to launch a $3.75 billion bid for Tottenham Hotspur, sources told <em>Reuters</em> in February.</p>.<p>United are the fourth richest soccer club in the world, according to analysis by Deloitte. They are widely seen as one of the most prized assets in all of sport.</p>
<p>Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has submitted a new bid to buy <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/manchester-united" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> which is believed to be worth around 5 billion pounds ($6.12 billion), <em>Sky Sports News</em> reported on Saturday.</p>.<p>Sheikh Jassim, a son of Qatar’s former prime minister, launched the bid in February. A spokesperson representing Sheikh Jassim said at the time that the bid was completely debt free, via Sheikh Jassim's Nine Two Foundation.</p>.<p>Manchester United did not immediately respond to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment.</p>.<p>Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus also placed a bid on Thursday and told Reuters that he was willing to pay a premium for the English soccer club.</p>.<p>British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, a life-long United fan and founder of chemicals producer INEOS, put in a bid for the club in February.</p>.<p>United's current owners, the Glazer family, began looking at options for the record 20-times English champions in November, including new investment or a potential sale, 17 years after they bought the Old Trafford club.</p>.<p>Any sale of the club would likely exceed the biggest sports deal so far, the $5.2 billion including debt and investments paid for Chelsea, sources told Reuters previously.</p>.<p>United's Premier League rivals Liverpool have also said they would explore the option of bringing in investors, while Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi was set to launch a $3.75 billion bid for Tottenham Hotspur, sources told <em>Reuters</em> in February.</p>.<p>United are the fourth richest soccer club in the world, according to analysis by Deloitte. They are widely seen as one of the most prized assets in all of sport.</p>