Manchester United have received a fifth - and final - bid from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani for control of the club.
A protracted takeover process has seen Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe compete to buy the club, which was put up for sale by its owners the Glazer family last year. Multiple reports on Wednesday claim he has submitted a new, improved bid, and has set himself a deadline of Friday for his efforts to take over at Old Trafford.
At the end of this week, it is said that he will end his attempts to buy United. Sheikh Jassim has previously submitted bids that would see him take full control at United, promise to redevelop Old Trafford and put money into the club's foundation.
