Manchester United fans remain in the dark over the potential sale of their club a full week after Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe submitted their final offers.
More than six months since the Glazer family announced they intended to sell up at Old Trafford, the drawn-out saga finally culminated last Friday, with the two front runners tabling their third and final bids before the 10pm deadline. Both fell short of the £6 billion asking price, with Ratcliffe's bid of £5 billion plus reportedly slightly higher than his Qatari rival.
But the British businessman's offer comes with a caveat. Whilst Sheikh Jassim his proposing a 100% takeover, Ratcliffe will purchase just over 50% of United's shares, with brothers Joel and Avram Glazer maintaining a 20% stake.
