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Isaac Johnson

Thomas Zilliacus lists four Manchester United takeover objectives if bid succeeds

Manchester United takeover bidder Thomas Zilliacus has listed four aims he would wish to carry out should he become the club’s next owner.

The Finnish entrepreneur announced he had increased his initial bid on Saturday morning, after telling the Manchester Evening News on Friday that his original offer was “on the same level” as rival bidders Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

The 69-year-old has reached out to the two parties to propose a three-chord joint bid, after both submitted their second revised takeover offers this week amid the Raine Group - the bank who are facilitating the takeover process - extending its soft deadline beyond Wednesday.

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