Sheikh Jassim is reportedly closing in on a takeover at Manchester United in a move that could transform one of Newcastle United's top-six rivals. The Red Devils have been a prominent force in English football for over the last three decades but have not won the Premier League since 2012 under Sir Alex Ferguson.
After a long battle with Jim Ratcliffe to take over from the Glazer family, Jassim's Qatari bid looks to be their favoured bid. Qatari businessman, Zaidm Al-Hamdan. Chairman of the Armasite Group, wrote on Twitter : "Congratulations to Shaikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Jassim on his acquisition of @manutd."
The tweet garnered 25,000 likes within 12 hours of posting after Qatari outlet Al-Watan, a news organisation which is 50 per cent owned by Sheikh Jassim's father, also claimed the bid had been successful. However, conflicting reports from the Press Association explained that Sheikh Jassim's camp view the claim of him being successful as 'pure speculation' and that - alongside Ratcliffe's INEOS - they remain remain in a 'holding pattern'.
