Soccer finance expert Keith Harris said on Saturday he had been approached by wealthy and disgruntled Manchester United fans to try to broker a take-over of the club. He said Manchester United's Supporters Trust had held meetings with influential supporters who were interested in investigating a change of ownership and ending the huge debt strategy employed by the current American owners, the Glazer family.

Harris, the head of merchant bank Seymour Pierce, is a lifelong United fan and has been involved in four Premier League club take-overs. He has been a staunch critic of United's debt which last week was revealed to be 716 million pounds ($1.17 billion).

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