3. Manchester United: The Qatari Bid

Why does Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani want to buy United?

Some people question his motivations (including his own ex-prime minister dad) but the Qatari banker and United fan still seems committed to becoming their next owner.

Sally Nugent, Faisal Islam and Simon Stone are joined by The Athletic reporter, Adam Crafton, to profile Sheikh Jassim and try to trace where his money could be coming from.

And Simon hears from former Liverpool chairman, Sir Martin Broughton, about why a state could be a surprisingly successful owner of a football club.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Maia Lowerson and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

CLIP CREDITS:

Joe Lycett

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