"Eric Cantona has been approached by a consortium of investors based in the United Arab Emirates to act as an ambassador for a potential bid to buy Manchester United. Wayne Rooney and David Beckham are also on the group's radar for similar roles. The consortium is still being drawn together as it seeks the finance to firm up their interest in buying the club before it can approach the six Glazer siblings, who collectively are United's majority owners."
"Cantona, who played for United between 1992 and 1997, is considered one of the club's finest ever footballers and is understood to have been approached for a prominent ambassadorial role. Rooney, who played for United between 2004 and 2017, is also of interest as the club's record goalscorer and former captain. Beckham, who joined United as a schoolboy and was a key member of the 1999 treble-winning team, is the third key former player on the consortium's wish list."
"The UAE-based group are intent on having prominent former United players as ambassadors as part of this process. Cantona, who played for United between 1992 and 1997, is considered one of the club's finest ever footballers and is understood to have been approached for a prominent ambassadorial role. Rooney, who played for United between 2004 and 2017, is also of interest as the club's record goalscorer and former captain."
A consortium of United Arab Emirates–based investors is assembling and has approached Eric Cantona to act as an ambassador for a potential bid to buy Manchester United. The group is also targeting Wayne Rooney and David Beckham as prominent former-player ambassadors. The consortium remains in formation and is seeking finance to firm up its interest before it can approach the six Glazer siblings, who are United's majority owners. The UAE-based investors intend to use high-profile ex-players as part of their approach. The Glazers indicated part or all of the club could be for sale in November 2022, drawing interest from Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe; Sheikh Jassim later withdrew over valuation.
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