The UEFA Champions League has revealed its lineup of the week following stellar performances by Inter Milan and Manchester City. The two finalists of the tournament will face off in the final to be held in Istanbul, Türkiye. In the team of the week, the Argentine duo, Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City led the attack.
In midfield, the duo Hakan of Inter Milan, Kevin De Bruyne and Benardo Silva of Manchester City dominated. Silva and De Bruyne were the ones who helped Man City see them overcome Real Madrid in an astonishing way. Bernardo scored twice, Kevin De Bruyne provided the assist.
Meanwhile in defence, Inter Milan's Demarco, Milan's Thiaw, Inter's Acerbi, Manchester City duo Manuel Akanji and Kyle Walker are all phenomenal for their respective clubs' defences. Man City goalkeeper Ederson Morales has been named Champions League Goalkeeper of the Week after keeping a clean sheet against Real Madrid in the second leg of the tournament.
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The prospect of selling Manchester United has dragged on for months and while the Glazers decide if they want to sell, Manchester City are well on their way to outstripping their rivals.
From the outside, it may seem like the process of selling the Theater of Dreams is a nightmare.
That is if Manchester United is really up for sale.
But one thing is for sure - as the empire building en route sweeps it all away, every day that passes without any decisions in the Old Trafford boardroom is another day to the number of years United will be. it takes to catch up with Man City at the top.
Not for the first time in their 18-year tenure, do United fans really have the right to ask the Glazers what's going on?
Almost three weeks after the deadline for the last offers expired, uh, there seems to have been a final offer from the somewhat mysterious Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani. The exact value of Qatari's offer, for 100% of the club, is - in line with most aspects of this so-called sales procedure - uncertain, but most sources suggest. it's not very far south of Ł5 billion.
United's current market capitalization is around Ł2.5 billion and the club is, after all, saddled with around Ł970 million in debt. Even to an untrained commercial eye, it seems to be a fair price.
The only other bidder for the takeover, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has offered to buy a majority stake that would value the club at more than Ł6 billion and could allow the Glazers to retain a minority stake in the deal. a time.
Given the toxicity created by the current owners, this will hardly make Sir Jim popular with fans, but anything other than being under American control will be popular with supporters. That household welcomes. And with time, things will really get better.
Next Monday will be SIX MONTHS since Avram and Joel Glazer, co-CEOs, released a statement saying:
"As we seek to continue to build on the club's successful history, the board has authorized a thorough assessment of strategic alternatives.
“We will evaluate all options to ensure that we serve our fans in the best possible way. Throughout this process, we will be fully focused on serving the best interests of our fans…”
It will be in the interest of the fans if the whole situation is resolved before the transfer window opens this summer (June 10). The dominance makes you wonder if the Glazers were disappointed when Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim became the only two serious contractors. That's a lot of dough but there are a lot of billionaires out there. Maybe United isn't the charm the Glazers think - not at the price they want, anyway.
According to most trade reports, some sort of sell-off is still likely, but remember that November statement ended with a warning:
"There is no guarantee that the ongoing review will result in a transaction involving the company."
For fans, it will be a nightmare scenario, but something will happen soon. Because the longer this farce goes on, the longer it will take United to become the football powerhouse it is right now on their doorstep.?
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