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Wednesday briefing: Manchester United takeover: Sheikh Jassim's business record questioned by UK officials

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UK government officials have privately flagged concerns about Manchester United bidder Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, according to Bloomberg.

The reservations, said to have been voiced internally over the past few weeks by senior government officials working on football governance, have focused on previous regulatory failings at the UK unit of the Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), where Sheikh Jassim has been chairman since 2006.

The reservations relate to Sheikh

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