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By Paolo Biondi and Simon Webb
ROME/BANGKOK April 29 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol on Wednesday to discuss the sale of a stake in Serie A soccer club AC Milan, which he has owned for almost 30 years.
A source close to Berlusconi said the meeting may not be decisive but would be "certainly very important".
A report in Italian financial daily Sole 24 Ore on Wednesday said Bee, who traveled to Italy earlier this week, planned to present a 500-million euro ($550 million) offer for a 51 percent stake in AC Milan.