Sheikh offers 1 billion euros for Real Madrid

• AS (Spanish), Monday, December 28, 2009 12:30 PM

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Aby Dhabi royal family and owner of Manchester City, has offered 1 billion euros ($1.45 billion) for Spanish club Real Madrid.

The sheikh's representatives are hoping to set up talks with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez in early 2010. Real Madrid's socios would have to approve a change in its legal structure for such a deal, however unlikely, to go through.

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