After the Qatari owners successfully established a brokerage company in England, Man United will almost certainly be taken over by these billionaires in the near future.
However, how long is the "next time" here? If everything goes well, Man United fans will only have to wait 8 weeks. Otherwise, it could be 12 weeks. The reason is that a giant organization like Manchester United cannot be transferred in just 1-2 days. Once both sides reach a conversion agreement, it will take time for the Qatari owners to take over the entire deal, just as they had aspirations when buying the Old Trafford team.
The new Premier League season will start for Manchester United on 14 August with a home match against Wolves at Old Trafford. At that time, although they may no longer have complete control, due to the unfinished transfer process, Glazer may still hold Man United in terms of technical and financial operations.
This means that the spending budget for the 2023 summer transfer may not change whether the Qatari owners reach an agreement in the coming days or not. The figure for Ten Hag to go to the market in July was only 120 million pounds and it was too little compared to the Dutch coach's ambition to reform the squad. Of course, this number will increase if M.U sells less players.
Ten Hag is not allowed to spend much even though it is possible that in the next few days, most of the bottomless assets of the Middle East owners will arrive. The reason is that the team still has many unpaid expenses, specifically debts and losses. In the summer of 2022, Man United spent a lot of money to buy, previously a large gap in revenue due to COVID-19, so the board is considering the number to give to Ten Hag if they do not want the "Red Devils" to fall into a state of losing control.
This situation is putting Ten Hag in a difficult position. With only £120 million and those who leave can only bring in about £50 million, it is difficult for the former Ajax captain to buy about 4-5 new high-class players. If Tottenham's Harry Kane is targeted, the figure to be spent on this deal could account for 60% of M.U's total budget this summer.
If we look at Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) or Erling Haaland (Manchester City) before, it can be seen that Man United's position is declining at the negotiation table. Most recently, Napoli center back Kim Min-jae. While being contacted by M.U, Kim suddenly received an offer from Bayern Munich and is now very close to the Allianz Arena. That is a typical example showing that this summer market is not simple for Ten Hag and his colleagues.
The Qatari owners taking over is a good financial signal for Man United, but from now until it becomes a reality on paper and in practice, Ten Hag's Man United is still extremely difficult, even having a failed transfer season.
