Sir Jim Ratcliffe will fight it out with private Qatari investors and US consortia for Manchester United, having secured two of Wall Street's biggest lenders to bankroll his deal. The QIA's chief executive, Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud, declined to rule out a United deal when asked by an American broadcaster about investment last month. There have also been reports of potential investors from Saudi entering the bidding and being given access to United’s financials. Much like the Qatari/PSG conundrum, it is unclear how any prospective Saudi deal for United would work in practice, however, given their involvement in Newcastle United. Saudi interest in United is nothing new.
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