Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has withdrawn from the process to buy Manchester United, ESPN’s Rob Dawson reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. Sheikh Jassim held further talks with United’s owners, the Glazer family, in the past few days but has decided the valuation of the club is unrealistic, according to a source. A source told ESPN that British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS consortium remain part of the process and are now confident of completing a deal for 25% of the club, the author notes.
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