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Qatar’s takeover of Manchester United unlikely as Glazers plan to stay put: report

An ESPN report suggests that current owners may want to hold onto the club and try and double its value.
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The chances of a Qatari takeover of Manchester United appear to be dimming after a report emerged saying that the current owners of the British soccer club, the Glazer brothers, are in favor of a new investment in the team that would allow them to remain in charge.

The Glazers said in November 2022 that they were looking at "all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale or other transactions" to raise the funds required to transform the team, the training ground and Old Trafford stadium.

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