{"id":8486,"date":"2023-04-13T01:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T01:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-finnish-businessman-zilliacus-drops\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T01:40:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T01:40:09","slug":"soccer-finnish-businessman-zilliacus-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-finnish-businessman-zilliacus-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-Finnish businessman Zilliacus drops out of Manchester United bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Reuters) – Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has dropped out of the bidding for Manchester United, saying delays in the sale process will make it difficult for a new owner to build a winning team.<\/p>\n

United’s American owners, the Glazer family, launched a formal sale process late last year, with several bids received in February and March.<\/p>\n

“I have declined participation in a third bidding round for United,” Zilliacus said on social media.<\/p>\n

“The delays will make it very difficult for any new owner to build a winning team for next season.”<\/p>\n

Zilliacus was among several bidders including British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, founder of chemicals producer INEOS, and Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the son of Qatar’s former prime minister.<\/p>\n

Sports industry news site Sportico reported this week that Manchester United would accept a third round of bids from prospective buyers at the end of the month.<\/p>\n

United are the fourth-richest football club in the world, according to Deloitte. <\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter Rutehrford)<\/p>\n

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