PIF, PCP, and RB Sports & Media

[et tu brute]

7 minutes ago, FloydianMag said:

Doesn’t seem to bother Red Bull

Different owners 

[LV]

Wouldn’t be great for us if it was true. It would dilute their interest in us and our access to their funding most likely.

 

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by LV

[Guest neesy111]

They'll be buying other clubs eventually, it's what's Abu Dhabi and Qatar have done.

[The Butcher]

'The United Group'

[Geordie Ahmed]

3 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

Different owners 

Same owners but different directors isn't it?

[Geordie Ahmed]

1 minute ago, neesy111 said:

They'll be buying other clubs eventually, it's what's Abu Dhabi and Qatar have done.

True, although Abu Dhabi have generally bought lower level clubs

[Kid Icarus]

No one should ever forget that we're just a plaything for the 80% part of the ownership and be all 'our owners ' at all imo, but failing that, at least until we end up being successful imo, if that happens. Not trying to be down on it, just heard enough about their other projects to be massively cautious with where this whole thing will go, even without factoring in the human rights issues.

[Dr Venkman]

I feel the same about them buying another club as I do any other business TBH, shrug.

[Guest neesy111]

1 minute ago, Geordie Ahmed said:

True, although Abu Dhabi have generally bought lower level clubs

 

That's true, it's city and then big drop to Granada.

[et tu brute]

1 minute ago, Geordie Ahmed said:

Same owners but different directors isn't it?

Don’t think it is mind, different directors are still part of the same ownership. I’m sure that red bull don’t have overall control of one of the clubs

[Fantail Breeze]

There is obviously some interest as that rumour won’t go away.

[Dr Venkman]

Pretty sure AS confirmed there had been but said Italian football was an ‘absolute fucking shit show Geoff’ or something like that?

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Dr Venkman

[et tu brute]

Just now, Fantail Breeze said:

There is obviously some interest as that rumour won’t go away.

I think their was initially interest as an alternative to us. As I said the only rumours I’ve seen have been from a couple of Twitter accounts with no substance. I’ve never heard of IBT so can’t comment on their reliability.

[Dr Venkman]

It’s here, quotes reprinted from a telegraph article

 

Here

[Dokko]

Think someone has got confused with our shopping list and we're buying the Inter team. Bastoni, Martinez, Brozovic & Barella on route.

[Whitley mag]

A couple of observations the story is written by a contributor with no one putting their name to it, which immediately raises doubts in my mind.

 

Also despite PIF having billions I just don’t see them paying 1 billion for a club losing 15 million dollars per month. They also compete in a league where the financial rewards just don’t stack up at the minute.

 

I’ve got no doubt PIF are opportunist investors, but this doesn’t look a great investment at them numbers.

 

The PL is the number 1 league in the world and they’ll have looked at how much top 6 clubs are now worth. The potential growth in our valuation is where they’ll focus their main attention on in foreseeable.

 

Just don’t see this happening unless it’s a minority shareholding, nowt to worry about in my opinion.

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Whitley mag

[Ben]

4 minutes ago, Whitley mag said:

A couple of observations the story is written by a contributor with no one putting their name to it, which immediately raises doubts in my mind.

 

Also despite PIF having billions I just don’t see them paying 1 billion for a club losing 15 million dollars per month. They also compete in a league where the financial rewards just don’t stack up at the minute.

 

I’ve got no doubt PIF are opportunist investors, but this doesn’t look a great investment at them numbers.

 

The PL is the number 1 league in the world and they’ll have looked at how much top 6 clubs are now worth. The potential growth in our valuation is where they’ll focus their main attention on in foreseeable.

 

Just don’t see this happening unless it’s a minority shareholding, nowt to worry about in my opinion.

 

 

 

I agree with this, why not just wait until they are close to administration and buy cheap 

[Ronson333]

So this article has been around since 07.19 this morning, but even on the Inter forum’s they’ve only picked up on it now. Doesn’t sound that imminent when the writer even refuses to put bus name to it?!?

[geordie_b]

59 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said:

Panic over 

 

Cant remember do we trust what Bein Jacobs says now or do we still think hes a cunt?

[Mikky]

Nah Ben is alright 

[duo]

2 hours ago, neesy111 said:

They'll be buying other clubs eventually, it's what's Abu Dhabi and Qatar have done.

They've not bought clubs that could potentially play in the same competition though - i.e. they have no other European clubs.   And City by far is their flag ship club.  I am hoping it is not true as I can't see how them buying Inter will be good for us.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2021 by duo

[NWMag]

I just can’t see them buying a team in the same league as City and being happy as a mid level team. They’ve bought us and I think they will go all out to make us competing at the top end year on year eventually.
 

I don’t think they have spent 18 months chasing us just to put us on the back burner straight away for a team in a worse league. 
 

They spent £300 million on us, rumoured to be a billion for Inter - if they spend 3-400 million on us we will be on par with Inter anyway.

 

Inter are currently losing 15 million a month,

not something that would draw an investor I imagine. They also lost their head coach and 2 of their best players last year. 
 

The PL is a better league than Serie A with more money, more financial reward and way more exposure.

 

Overall I am not overly concerned by this news. 

[Kanji]

Seems more like PIF would rather take a small stake or be a debt investor to Sunning. 

[LRD]

Just buy their best players if they are in need of money. How are they financing their new stadium btw?

[LRD]

Can always get a MLS franchise, sign Newcastle in A-League, have our own RB clubs in the lesser European leagues if they want City Group similar. Does not make sense to divide resources over two clubs in the top leagues, especially if intent is to qualify for the same continental competition.