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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Manchester United takeover: Amazon emerge as candidates despite unrealistic price tag

Amazon have become the latest company to be credited with an interest in purchasing Manchester United - even though the club's £7billion valuation has been labelled unrealistic.

The Glazer family, who bought United back in 2005, announced in a statement last month that they were open to finding new investment or selling the club outright. Since then, a host of high-profile names, including Ineos chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe, have been linked with a mega-money takeover.

The Raine Group, an investment banking firm who have been appointed as United's exclusive financial advisors, have set a price of around £6bn to £7bn for the club - a sum that is believed to be far less than the £9bn that the Glazers were hoping to rake in by selling up.

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