Kylian Mbappe makes Man United decision amid potential Qatari takeover

Manchester United are closing in on a change in ownership where the Glazers could sell the club to Sir Jim Ratcliffe or Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani in the coming days.

The American family have been in charge at Old Trafford since 2005 after taking over through a highly leveraged deal that loaded debt onto the club.

Sheikh Jassim’s latest bid has initiated a ‘breakthrough’ according to insiders and he could very well become the next owner of the English club.

Recent reports said that PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi played a “significant role” in negotiations between the Glazer family, Raine Group, and Sheikh Jassim‘s Nine Two Foundation. The Glazers were said to contact the Qatari owner to attempt to increase Sheikh Jassim’s offer for the club.

However, Al-Khelaïfi revoked the rumours about the level of his involvement, labelling it as “a joke”, adding that he simply provided Sheikh Jassim with his opinion.

Nevertheless, the seemingly close relationship between the two Qatari’s have led to reports emerging in relation to superstar Kylian Mbappe.

Information from El Pais on Tuesday afternoon said that the Qatari’s intention is to sell Mbappe to United this summer if Sjeikh Jassim is successful with his bid – it was added that they have been planning the deal since February and Mbappe found the idea ‘interesting’.

However, the reliable Romain Molina has explained that the Qatari’s have spoken to the France top goalscorer about joining The Reds, but that he is not interested in the move.

Mbappe has told the Ligue 1 Champions that he will not be extending his deal, which expires in the summer of next year, but has claimed he wants to remain at the club for another year.

This would lead to PSG losing the superstar on a free transfer, which has led to the idea that they could attempt to move him on in the coming months to ensure they receive a large fee still.