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[ad_1] A source close to Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani said Thursday that the Qatari bidders were still awaiting clarity from Manchester United after a report suggested they could be offered exclusivity in the battle to buy the club. United announced in November that the board was exploring "strategic alternatives to enhance the club's growth", with a full sale one of the options. The current owners, the Glazer family, are understood to value United at 6 billion pound ($7.6 billion) and the Raine Group was brought in to oversee the process.Sheikh Jassim made a fifth and final bid for the club last week and it is understood that his offer is viewed more favourably by the owners than a rival bid from British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.A report on Thursday suggested that, if exclusivity w...

[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPRival bidders for Manchester United are due to hold talks at the Premier League club's Old Trafford ground this week, British media reports said on Wednesday. The club's owners, the unpopular Glazer family, announced in November they were conducting a strategic review, with the sale of United one option on the table. Qatar's Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe have made bids for the 20-time English champions. Britain's Press Association said representatives of Sheikh Jassim were due in Manchester on Thursday, with Ratcliffe set to attend a presentation by senior management the following day.Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim is aiming to take 100 percent control of United and has attracted support from some fans by pledging t...

[ad_1] One of Manchester United's leading supporters' groups warned Sunday against a takeover of the club emerging from a country where same-sex relationships are illegal. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani has promised a debt-free bid for the English football giants, while rumours persist of a possible Saudi Arabia takeover of the English football giants, put up for sale by its controversial US-based owners, the Glazer family. Sheikh Jassim's only publicly declared rival bidder for the Red Devils is Jim Ratcliffe.Born in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, the 70-year-old Ratcliffe is one of Britain's wealthiest people, with an estimated net worth of £12.5 billion ($15 billion) following the success of INEOS, his global chemical company.But his firm's ownership of French Ligue 1...