Moscow, January 10 – Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the talks, that Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), which owns French football club Paris Saint-Germain, is considering buying Manchester United and Liverpool.
According to the source, QSI wants to either buy a full stake in Manchester United and Liverpool, or acquire a stake in these two clubs. In addition, QSI chairman and Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently spoke to Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy about a potential stake in the London club. QSI declined to comment, and Tottenham denied information about the meeting.
QSI wants to invest in at least one English Premier League club following the successful run of the World Cup in Qatar and is currently evaluating options. It is noted that any potential application is currently at an early stage.
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