A closer look at potential new Manchester United owner Sheikh Jassim

BID: Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani’s bid has earmarked improvements for Old Trafford as well as investing in the squad. Pic: Nigel French/PA

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, who fell in love with Manchester United at the age of 10, has pledged to restore the club to its former glories should his proposed takeover prove successful.

The chairman of Qatari bank QIB, formerly on the board of Credit Suisse, has indicated his offer would leave United debt-free, in contrast to the Glazer family’s controversial leveraged buy-out in 2003.