"There could be any number of buyers - it won't just be Sir Jim bidding. I don't know if Sir Jim is going to be able to bring people in with him, but I'm hopeful that can happen. "The problem is the price they're going to have to pay for it is going to be big so you're going to have to have deep pockets. Manchester United need a debt-free football club with someone who is willing to put money into it. "People are still looking for a return on their money and a return on their investment. That's what worries me about private equity coming into football. "Beyond the Glazers leaving, I don't think United can afford to be with another investment fund where they're expecting a return on the money. If he wins it, there will be a lot of happy Manchester United fans as I think he'll want to do the right thing by the club. "Sir Jim Ratcliffe was born in Manchester and knows the area. The second thing is that the club needs to be now in good hands and with someone who has feelings for the club. "The main thing is that the Glazers leave as soon as possible. Gary Neville says the priority for any new owners of Manchester United has to be results on the pitch "We're not necessarily opposed to the involvement of state-linked overseas financial consortia in English football, but the Premier League must urgently strengthen ownership rules to ensure they're human rights-compliant and not an opportunity for more sportswashing." Neville: What Man Utd's new owners need to consider "It's been nearly 18 months since the hugely controversial Saudi takeover of Newcastle United and a Qatari bid for Manchester United would be yet another wake-up call to the Premier League over the need to reform its ownership rules. "We saw only limited reforms on migrant workers' rights in Qatar in the lead-up to the World Cup, and there's been no movement whatsoever in ending the disgraceful criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people or institutional discrimination against women. "Coming in the wake of the World Cup and strenuous efforts from the Qatari government to fashion a glitzy new image for the country, it seems highly likely that any Qatari bid for Manchester United would be a continuation of this state-backed sportswashing project," Peter Frankental, Amnesty UK's economic affairs director, told the PA news agency. Image: Security and stewards stand outside the Old TraffordĪn imminent Qatari bid for Manchester United should be a "wake-up call" to the Premier League to strengthen its ownership rules, Amnesty International has warned.
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