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Sheikh Jassim bid
Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamas Al Thani has submitted his second bid for Manchester United.
The offer was placed with the club overnight, according to the Press Association news agency. A source close to the bid is reported as saying the Qataris remain confident of completing a takeover despite rival interest from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus.
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Interested parties were required to submit their bids to the Raine group - who are marketing the sale - before they closed for business at 5pm in New York (9pm UK time). It was initially understood that Sheikh Jassim had lodged a fresh bid for United, but reports late on Wednesday night claimed a bid had not yet been made and that they had instead requested an extension - which was accepted.
The process will now see the Glazers and the Raine Group take roughly a week to evaluate the new bids and decide on what they want to do next.
Harry Maguire message
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire believes that his form for both club and country has been positive this season, admitting that he wants to wrestle his place back at Old Trafford.
The centre-back is currently away on international duty with England and started Thursday night's impressive 2-1 win over Italy in Naples in the Three Lions' opening European Championship qualifier. Reunited with long-term centre-back partner John Stones, Maguire produced another solid performance for his country, helping them register a first win in Italy since 1961.
Maguire has been a regular under England boss Gareth Southgate in recent years, playing a key role in each of the last three major tournaments. Despite struggling to earn regular minutes at Old Trafford in the first portion of this season, he retained his place in Southgate's starting line-up for the World Cup in Qatar and was one of England's best performers.
Although he has continued to impress on the international stage, opportunities have been hard to come by for the Sheffield-born defender at United this term, purely because of the form of Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez. Nevertheless, Maguire believes he has delivered the goods when opportunities have presented themselves.
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