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Manchester United are 3rd successful the Premier League with 9 games remainingLeading US-based backstage equity radical Carlyle is the latest to look arsenic a imaginable funder of Manchester United.
The imaginable merchantability of the nine has gone to a 3rd circular of bidding.
Sheikh Jassim and Ineos proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe are the lone known bidders aiming to bargain the club, portion Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has besides expressed interest.
But talks person besides taken spot with a fig of parties astir buying a partial stake.
Interest from erstwhile AC Milan owners Elliott Investment Management has been known for immoderate time, portion US capitalist Sixth Street was reported to inactive beryllium funny contempt denying claims of engagement successful the process successful January.
Respected sources person besides suggested Ares Management is keen connected making immoderate benignant of investment, portion BBC Sport has established that Carlyle has besides spoken to the Raine Group.
It is understood Carlyle's engagement would beryllium to bargain a involvement successful the nine alternatively than simply supply financing. Financing would lone adhd to United's debt, which successful their precocious published second-quarter results stood astatine astir £1bn.
The process to research "strategic alternatives" for United began successful November, erstwhile the Glazer family, who bought the nine for £790m successful 2005, announced they were considering selling.
The Americans person established a valuation of £5-6bn.
Interested parties person been asked to taxable a 3rd circular of proposals by the extremity of this month.
It is not wide whether the Glazer household volition merchantability the nine oregon clasp control.
However, confirmation this week that Old Trafford will not big matches astatine Euro 2028 contempt having the largest capableness of immoderate crushed successful England isolated from Wembley has erstwhile again brought into absorption the magnitude required to modernise the ground.
It is estimated that outgo would beryllium astatine slightest £1bn, with immoderate arguing a amended enactment would beryllium to physique a caller crushed adjacent to the existent one, arsenic Tottenham decided to do.
Carlyle has declined to remark connected its involvement successful the process.
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