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Sky Sports News understands investors from the United States and Saudi Arabia will also bid for the club, alongside Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS group, who have ...

"If I was one of the other groups looking to buy Manchester United, I would be worried that the Qataris have come in and said they definitely want to buy Manchester United. "If you look at the investments they have made in the past, PSG for example who are worth £3bn-£4bn, they bought the club for around £60m to £70m. "It also helps that the president of PSG is on the UEFA Executive Committee. "There are ways around that UEFA rule - we have seen RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig play in the Champions League regularly and they are both owned by Red Bull. So if Man United and PSG were both owned by Qatari Sports Investments, then they cannot play against each other in the Champions League. They will not dance to the Glazers' tune when it comes to price. How would that work if Man United and PSG had owners who were linked to each other? They bought the rest of the shares in PSG the following summer in a deal which valued the club at €100m. A Qatari bid for United would mean they would own Old Trafford and could redevelop it working closely with the local council and supporters. Although the Glazer family want at least £5bn for United, Qatar is determined not to overpay. QSI bought a 70 per cent stake in PSG in the summer of 2011. One of the world's richest men Elon Musk has so far stayed silent on reports that he is considering making a bid.