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The battle for £5bn Man United: Britain's richest man wants to buy the club - yet the detested owners do NOT want to sell but are in talks to offload a minority share to a US equity firm... and angry fans want ANYONE but the Glazers

Manchester United's American owners the Glazers are coming under increasing pressure to sell up at the club after a calamitous start to the season - and they certainly aren't short of potential suitors.

Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe has thrown his name in the hat to purchase the club outright, having recently failed with a bid to buy Chelsea, while US private equity firm Apollo have entered exclusive talks to acquire a minority share in the club.

Many associated with United are desperate to see the back of Avram and Joel Glazer, however they do not have any plans to cede full control any time soon and are only prepared to offload a small stake.