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Prospective Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe has said he will not pay a “stupid” price for the Premier
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The British billionaire is one of two interested parties to have publicly announced their bids to Raine, the merchant bank brought in to assist the club in assessing offers.
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani is the other.
United’s unpopular owners, the Glazer family, announced in November they were conducting a strategic review, with the sale of the club one option being considered.
The Americans’ asking price is believed to be $6 billion.
Ratcliffe, chairman of chemicals giant INEOS, and his team held talks with the club on Friday during a visit to Old Trafford and the Carrington training complex, a day after Sheikh Jassim’s representatives visited United.
