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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Colin Millar

Qatar make move to buy Brazilian club amid growing Man Utd takeover uncertainty

Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), chaired by Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, is exploring the possibility of buying a controlling stake in Brazilian club Santos.

The move comes amid a group led by Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani aiming to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family. The Americans are deeply unpopular among the club's fans, with the Red Devils having gone a decade without winning the Premier League title.

Yet the uncertainty over that situation rumbles on with QSI now in the process of examining a move to buy Santos - who want more economic capacity. They have even asked the club’s president Andres Rueda for the financial accounts of Santos to be studied ahead of a potential move.

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