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Dave Powell

FSG still waiting for 'marker' in Liverpool deal after Man United sale update

The takeover saga of Manchester United is set to rumble on for some time yet as the deadline for second bids passed on Wednesday evening without fresh submissions.

The Glazer family, owners of Manchester United since 2005, are looking to sell the club and instructed the Raine Group, the US firm that led on the expedited sale of Chelsea last year, to facilitate the sale of the Old Trafford side.

Two serious bidders have emerged from the process, with the Qatari-led bid of Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of the Qatar Islamic Bank, and British billionaire and founder of international chemicals company INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, both vying to take over the club.

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