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Simon Peach

Xavi backs Qatari bid to buy Manchester United: ‘I know Sheikh Jassim well - he’d be very good’

Barcelona head coach Xavi says he knows prospective Manchester United owner Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani well and believes he would do a "good job" at Old Trafford.

Last Friday, the wealthy Qatari banker confirmed he had made an offer to buy the Premier League club as the Glazer family consider selling the club.

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