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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Sheffield United takeover: US tycoon's £115m offer 'accepted' after failed Newcastle bid

The owners of Sheffield United have reportedly accepted a £115million bid from American businessman Henry Mauriss to purchase the Championship club.

Mauriss attempted to buy Newcastle for £350m before a Saudi-backed consortium completed a takeover of the Toon in October. It's believed the businessman held an exclusivity clause with former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley until talks collapsed in 2020.

The Blades are currently owned by Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a Saudi prince who purchased a 50 per cent share of the club in 2013. He won a long legal battle with previous co-owner Kevin McCabe to take full control of the club in 2019.

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