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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Manchester United takeover labelled a ‘farce’ as prospective buyer pulls out

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Thomas Zilliacus has withdrawn his offer to buy Manchester United and called the decision to extend the takeover process to a third round of bidding a “farce”.

Current owners, the Glazer family, have invited parties to submit a third round of bids, with Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, a Qatari banker, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos seen as the two leading contenders to buy the Premier League club.

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