{"id":291799,"date":"2023-10-09T14:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291799"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:24:15","slug":"david-beckham-could-make-stunning-manchester-united-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/david-beckham-could-make-stunning-manchester-united-return\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham could make stunning Manchester United return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>David Beckham could make stunning Manchester United return as he &#8216;will be offered ambassador role&#8217; at Old Trafford if Sheikh Jassim completes club&#8217;s takeover<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beckham called for stability at Old Trafford and piled pressure on the Glazers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United have been up for sale for 11 months but a takeover remains up in the air<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David Beckham is reportedly in line for an ambassadorial role at Manchester United, should\u00a0Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani successfully complete the club&#8217;s takeover.<\/p>\n<p>According to talkSPORT, the former England captain would be offered the post should Jassim manages to secure control of United.<\/p>\n<p>The Glazers put the club up for sale 11 months ago, but despite several bids from Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the impasse appears no closer to be resolved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sunday as he attended the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, Beckham demanded stability at United and suggested he\u00a0&#8216;knows the right people&#8217; to purchase his former club.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/14\/76339397-12610893-image-a-1_1696859398130.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Beckham is reportedly in line for an ambassadorial role at Manchester United , should Sheikh Jassim of Qatar successfully complete the club&#8217;s takeover<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/14\/76339419-12610893-Sheikh_Jassim_is_one_of_the_two_main_bidders_for_United_alongsid-a-14_1696859465995.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Jassim is one of the two main bidders for United alongside Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are one of the, if not the biggest club in the world. We want stability,&#8217; he told Sky Sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think that&#8217;s the most important thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We all have our favourites of who we feel needs to run the club and look after the club to take it back to where it belongs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In our eyes, in the fans eyes, we are number one. We want to be back at the top and I believe I know the right people to do that so we&#8217;ll see!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <span>Mail Sport <\/span>last week, Ratcliffe is considering ditching his bid to takeover Manchester United in favour of buying a minority stake \u2013 which would leave the Glazer family in control of the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a shock move that would no doubt trigger outrage among many of United\u2019s supporters, the petrochemicals billionaire is mulling over a change of tack in an attempt to break the deadlock in what has been a tedious process which is now approaching its tenth month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Ratcliffe declined to comment, but it is understood that one of the options being looked at is the purchase of around 25 per cent of United\u2019s shares.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/15\/76339425-12610893-image-a-15_1696860522999.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anti-Glazers protests have been a feature at matches at Old Trafford for years now\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/15\/76340013-12610893-image-a-17_1696860533839.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim\u00a0Ratcliffe is considering ditching his bid to takeover Manchester United in favour of buying a minority stake, which would leave the Glazers in control\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/15\/76340015-12610893-image-a-18_1696860537350.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Glazers put up the club for sale 11 months ago but a takeover doesn&#8217;t look close to completion after both bids were turned down\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That would likely bring in a figure close to \u00a31.5bn for the Glazers, who paid \u00a3800m for the club in 2005 before plunging that debt onto United\u2019s books.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Potential legal challenges had been raised as a prospect should that route be taken. Ratcliffe\u2019s main rival, Sheikh Jassim, submitted his final bid for total control of the club back in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span> understands that the Qatari remains committed to a 100 per cent takeover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United have endured a difficult start to the season, suffering four defeats in eight Premier League games so far and losing both of their Champions League fans.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham, however,\u00a0urged his former club to remain patient with Erik ten Hag as things &#8216;haven&#8217;t been easy for him&#8217; with the uncertainty surrounding the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Let&#8217;s see. He&#8217;s a good coach,&#8217; Beckham said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a difficult time at the moment but there&#8217;s a lot of noise around the club at the moment. It can&#8217;t be easy for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We all want that noise to go away. We all want a decision to be made for the club, for the fans, for the players and for the managers.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The impasse surrounding the takeover has further strained the relationship between the Glazers and the United fans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/15\/76340011-12610893-image-a-16_1696860531031.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United fans blocked access to the ticket office on Saturday as they protested against the club&#8217;s ownership ahead of the match against Brentford<\/p>\n<p>The American owners have never been popular in their 18 years at the helm and fans have regularly protested inside and outside Old Trafford to demand a sale.<\/p>\n<p>The 1958, a group who have led the campaign against the Glazers, gathered in numbers to protest outside Old Trafford ahead of the game against Brentford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supporters blocked access to the ticket office and held up banners demanding a full sale and accusing the Glazers of &#8216;stealing&#8217;\u00a0the club&#8217;s history, dignity and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>While the overwhelming majority of the supporters are United behind demanding the Glazers leave the club, some harbour concerns over Qatar&#8217;s human rights record.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12610893\/David-Beckham-Manchester-United-takeover-role-Qatar-Sheikh-Jassim.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>David Beckham could make stunning Manchester United return as he &#8216;will be offered ambassador role&#8217; 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