The deadline has passed for the final round of Manchester United’s takeover bids, with the Qatari consortium fronted by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad and INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe still the frontrunners to buy the club.
The Glazers have been held a stake in United since March 2003, becoming majority owners in June 2005. The club’s failure to continue their stranglehold on English football since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement as manager in 2013 has raised United supporters’ concerns and frustrations with the Glazers in the past decade.
