Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani remains confident of winning the race to buy Manchester United – ahead of Friday's third deadline for bids.
The Qatari-backed bid is set to lodge an new offer for United of £4.5billion, which will eclipse the £4bn proposal put forward by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the other major contender.
United owners the Glazers want £6bn for the club they bought for £790m back in 2005 in a highly-leveraged deal, which has seen more than £1bn paid out in interest and dividends.
