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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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George Hodgson

Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's increased bids for Manchester United

Manchester United supporters are still waiting for their football club to be sold by the Glazer family - in what has started to feel like a never-ending saga.

Back in November, it was made public that offers would be welcomed by United's owners - who took full control of the club in 2005 after buying initial shares two years prior. Now, there is the opportunity for someone else to take on the Premier League giants - as Erik ten Hag looks to bring the glory days back to Old Trafford.

The two people battling it out to buy United are Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, with Finnish billionaire Thomas Zilliacus having withdrawn from the process in April. The asking price from the Glazers has been reported at £6billion - a figure which nobody is yet to meet. Of the family, brothers Joel and Avram are said to be keen on staying involved with United.

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