British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe confirmed his bid for "majority ownership" of Manchester United on Saturday - almost a year after he tried to buy Chelsea.
The Glazer family are looking to sell the Red Devils and a 'soft deadline' of Friday had been set for proposals, with Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, chairman of one of Qatar's biggest banks, also tabling a bid. The Glazers, who have been at the helm since 2005, announced their intention to sell up three months ago.
The race to become United's new owner is heating up with Ratcliffe keen to take over at Old Trafford. Ratcliffe's firm, Ineos, said it wants to make the club a "beacon for a modern, progressive, fan-centred approach to ownership" as they attempt to win the battle for full control of the club.
