DUBAI: History has been made in Dubai on Monday, when Hamed bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan, of the royal family of Abu Dhabi, is now holding 50% of Beitar Jerusalem, one of the biggest clubs in Israeli football, oriented with the right-wing.
OFFICIAL: 🇦🇪 HH Hamed bin Khalifa al-Nahyan bought 50% of 🇮🇱 Beitar Jerusalem. Around 300m ILS/ 340
— BabaGol (@BabaGol_) December 7, 2020
AED in 10 years. His son will be in the board. Unbelievable and rare.
The most surreal deal in the history of football business? Or football in general? pic.twitter.com/7f7IwxAjqR
After short negotiations between Beitar owner, Mr Moshe Hogeg, Hamad bin Khalifa, an Emirati businessman, the craziest, yes, and the most unprecedented deal in football’s recent history finalised. Earlier we reported here on the progress in the talks.
Beitar Jerusalem was founded in 1936, and it’s one of the biggest clubs in Israeli football. It has been connected to the Israeli and Zionist right-wing since its very first day.
In the past decade, racism among its fans has escalated mainly due to the extreme radical fan group La Familia. More about this story, you can find in this article by BabaGol for Futbolgrad.
According to the publications of Beitar, for a fee of around 300 million ILS (340 million AED) spread for ten years, HBK has become a co-owner in the club. His son, Mohamed bin Khalifa will be a board member.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, there will be more details regarding the project.
