Qatar threatens to pull out of Manchester United takeover

Qatar ameaça desistir da aquisição do Manchester United

The group led by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has already warned that it does not intend to buy the club "at any cost".

The Qatari group, led by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, is beginning to lose patience with the delay in concluding the takeover of Manchester United, in which it is the only candidate, along with Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

The British television station Sky SportsAccording to a report by Notícias ao Minuto this Thursday, the consortium has even threatened to leave the negotiating table if the Glazer family, who have owned the club since 2005, do not significantly reduce their demands.

The Qataris have put a concrete offer of 4.5 billion pounds - 5.1 billion euros - on the table, while the Americans value the Red Devils at around 6 billion pounds - 6.8 million euros.

In this sense, the group has already made it known that, despite maintaining its interest, it does not intend to complete the deal "at any cost", and has already stressed that it will not accept being "manipulated to the point of bidding against itself" in this process.

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