US buyout firm <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/carlyle-group-to-open-regional-hq-in-abu-dhabi-1.983242" target="_blank">Carlyle Group</a> is reportedly in talks to make a "major" investment in Manchester United. According to Sky News, Carlyle is one of a handful of parties vying for a minority stake in the Old Trafford club. But the exact details of the proposal, including the investment amount and deal structure, have yet to be finalised, the report said. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2022/08/08/carlyle-chief-executive-steps-down-in-surprise-exit/" target="_blank">Carlyle </a>did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Reuters reported. Manchester United declined to comment. United's American owners, the Glazer family, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/uk/2023/02/22/manchester-uniteds-sale-wont-mean-a-post-glazer-overnight-transformation/" target="_blank">launched a formal sale process late last year</a> and have received several bids, including from Qatar's Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2023/03/21/sir-jim-ratcliffe-wont-pay-stupid-price-to-buy-manchester-united/" target="_blank">British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe</a>. Sports industry news site Sportico reported this month that Manchester United would accept a third round of bids from prospective buyers at the end of April. The Glazers bought Manchester United in 2005 for £790 million, in a highly leveraged deal that has been criticised for loading debt on to the club. United have won the English top-flight title a record 20 times but their last triumph was in 2013.