The bus lumbered on as every part of its
body creaked and vibrated, threatening to fall apart. Looking at its
roof did not seem to be for the faint-hearted either. As the
weather-beaten fabricated metal plates that make up the bus’ ceiling
bobbed up and down, as if they would break loose from the copper wire
used to fasten them together and fall on sweating passengers, the bus
conductor’s eyes went from our correspondent’s worried face to the
ceiling. “Don’t worry, it has been like that for many years, the metals
won’t fall,” he said, smiling. At the back of the near empty bus, two
women discussed animatedly, unfazed by the state of the
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Billionaire seeks club in the Premier League... Jordanian tycoon Hasan Abdullah Ismaik in talks with two teams
- Hasan Abdullah Ismaik already owns German side 1860 Munich
- Ismaik has been frustrated in Germany and wants to buy a club in England
- Four English clubs - two in the top flight - are in talks with the billionaire
Jordanian billionaire Hasan Abdullah Ismaik is planning to add another club to his expanding empire after opening talks with two Premier League clubs.
Ismaik, who owns a 60 per cent stake in 1860 Munich, wants to buy into English football after becoming frustrated with attempts to gain voting control at his struggling German second division club.
The construction magnate, named on the Forbes rich list last year with a personal wealth estimated at more than $2billion, is in talks with four English clubs — two in the Premier League and two in the Championship.
Ismaik has become frustrated with the ownership structure at 1860 Munich and is preparing to buy big in the Premier League.