The delay in the takeover process at Manchester United has caused a degree of frustration ahead of Friday's third and final deadline for bids.
There are multiple offers to buy the club including a group led by Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and another from Britain’s richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The Glazers have continually pushed back their deadline to complete a sale of the club with the ownership situation at Old Trafford still unclear.
This week it emerged that Ratcliffe had tabled a fresh proposal that would enable Avram and Joel Glazer to retain a small stake in the club. Sheikh Jassim remains intent on acquiring 100 per cent of the club rather than a minority stake – with differences between the bids now becoming starker.
