Man United legends Gary Neville and Paul Scholes 'lined up' for shock return if Sheikh Jassim's takeover bid wins

Man United legends could be offered jobs at the club if Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani's bid to buy the Premier League giants is successful, according to reports.

The Qatari businessman is in the running alongside British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe who wants to buy just over 50 per cent of the club to take majority ownership from the Glazer family. ESPN is now reporting members of the Class of 92, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, could be given roles at Old Trafford in the future. The move by the Qataris would replicate what many clubs in Europe do such as Bayern Munich, Ajax, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona to give former players important roles behind the scenes.

Sheikh Jassim is keen to take other stars from the Sir Alex Ferguson era back to the Red Evils with Sky Sports pundit Neville and Scholes the first names to be linked to the roles. If his bid is successful it is believed he will pay around £5bnillion for the club.

Radcliffe's bid would allow Joel and Avram Glazer to keep around a 20 per cent stake in the Old Trafford giants with Bryan, Edward, Kevin and Darcie Glazer Kassewitz planing to sell theirs.

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