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Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Sir Jim Ratcliffe plan for Man Utd takeover pays off with Glazers final decision

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is on the brink of being successful with his strategy of buying Manchester United with a deal likely to be clinched this month.

INEOS chief Ratcliffe is one of the two frontrunners to buy Manchester United along with Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani.

The pair recently submitted their third and final bids, with Sheikh Jassim proposing a complete buyout and Ratcliffe making an offer to take a controlling interest in the club and allow Joel and Avram Glazer to temporarily retain a 20% stake in United.

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