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20 March 2023 - 4:30 AM

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe are both set to make second bids to buy Manchester United after holding talks at Old Trafford last week, The Times reports.

Ratcliffe – accompanied by the former British Cycling and Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford, who now holds a senior sporting role within the Ineos set-up – was in Manchester for the second stage of the bidding process last Friday.

They were allowed a greater inspection of the club’s fi

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