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Man United’s transfer business in limbo as sale of club drags on
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Manchester United fans display banners in protest of the Glazer family’s ownership of the club.
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LONDON – Should you be brave enough to dip into football social media this week, you might be forgiven for thinking Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani is now the proud owner of Manchester United.
In time, the Qatari may well become so but, despite a couple of false alarms, both of which raised the share price on the New York Stock Exchange, the Sheikh and Jim Ratcliffe remain rival bidders, not preferred, exclusive bidders as some unsubstantiated reports claimed for Sheikh Jassim.
