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Manchester United sale: Qatari Sheikh launches bid to buy club

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Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, has launched a bid to buy Manchester United.

Al Thani confirmed the bid in a statement released on Friday.

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He is the second person to confirm his intention to buy the Premier League club after British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS.

Merchant bankers Raine Group, acting on behalf of current owners the Glazer Family, have set a Friday 10 p.m. UK (5 p.