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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Robson

Potential buyers of Manchester United crunching the numbers

After missing out on Chelsea last year, British businessman Martin Broughton knows how potential buyers will be feeling ahead of Friday’s deadline to submit bids for Manchester United.

The late nights spent crunching the numbers. Checking and double-checking that financial backers will make good on their promises.

Then that final bid emailed to the New York office of merchant bank Raine Group for approval.

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