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Wednesday briefing: Manchester United takeover: Sheikh Jassim-led group awaiting bid outcome, deny reports of deal

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The Qatari group bidding to buy Manchester United are understood to be still waiting to hear whether their fifth and final offer for the club has been successful after 24 hours of intense speculation about who United’s future owners will be.

Sources close to Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani told The Evening Standard that the consortium was still in the dark about the outcome of their latest offer, believed to be of no more than £6 billio

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