The creation of Nine Two Holdings as a registered company in the UK has seen Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Ansari's identify pop up as a director alongside Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and there seems to be some secrecy about what his actual position is. Sheikh Jassim is bidding for 100 per cent of Manchester United and experiences this week have prompt the Qatari deal is favoured by the Glazers.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe stays hopeful together with his bid, which is for 60 per cent of the membership whereas permitting Avram and Joel Glazer to stay at United in a smaller capability. But Sheikh Jassim seems to be the brand new frontrunner as its been prompt United are in talks to position the Qatari group in an exclusivity interval to thrash out a deal as soon as and for all.

The news got here just some hours after Sheikh Jassim's Nine Two Holdings firm was registered within the UK. Many took that as one other signal that Sheikh Jassim was edging nearer to turning into United's subsequent proprietor.

But it was Al Ansari's inclusion on the doc revealed on the Companies House web site that caught the eye of many. The 31-year-old is listed as a director alongside Sheikh Jassim, suggesting he'll have as huge an element to play in proceedings at United if the Qatari deal proves profitable.

However, what Al Ansari's precise position is seems to be nameless, judging by his LinkedIn page. He was beforehand a senior supervisor for a Qatar-based firm referred to as Milaha, which he left in May 2023.

Al Ansari then began a brand new place that very same month, however it's listed as 'confidential'. That was a couple of months after the Nine Two Foundation was arrange by Sheikh Jassim.