BECAUSE THEY CAN PLAY F'CKING GOOD FOOTBALL: PART 10
'Joel and Avram Glazer may not sell'; 'ooh sexy sexual sexy US'; 'they cannot win the treble'; previous parts below...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE
through the days
late summer
autumn
winter
spring
the ingot coloured afternoons and eves
of May
this:
this
is
Manchester United
De aap komt uit de mouw
(Dutch proverb: the monkey comes out the sleeve)
PART 10
page 111
The Guardian Tuesday 18 April 10.48 BST
Sheikh Jassim confident of Manchester United deal amid new minority interest
Carlyle Group wants stake and Ares also believed to be keen
Two Glazer siblings thought to be minded to retain their shares
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani remains confident he will succeed with his bid to buy Manchester United after it emerged that the Carlyle Group, a US investment firm, wants a minority stake and the Glazers have instructed Raine, the bank handling any sale, to examine the offer.
It is thought that another US fund, Ares Management, is interested in a similar arrangement. Yet despite Carlyle, Ares and Elliott Investment Management hoping to buy part of United from one or more of the six Glazer siblings, Sheikh Jassim, the Qatari banker who wants to acquire all of United via his Nine Two Foundation, believes his offer will be accepted.
He has stated his buyout would be debt free. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of Britain’s richest people, wants to buy a controlling interest but has said he would borrow as part of any deal.
Of the siblings Joel Glazer is the largest shareholder, with 19.11%. Darcie, his sister, holds 18.15%, Bryan 17.23%, Avram 14.38%, Kevin 13.77% and Edward 12.99%. It is thought Joel and Avram are minded to retain their stakes if suitable finance can be found. So the option of a deal with Carlyle, Ares, Elliott or a similar investor is being explored
page 112
is marcus back???
Wednesday morning
at Carrington
dull grey
ahead of the plane to the shimmer of southern Spain later
but
Marcel Sabitzer, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia take part
and
too
our jewel
M-A-R-C-U-S
R-A-S-H-F-O-R-D
put the name up in lights
billboard it over M16 0RA
down along Sir Matt busby WAY
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