Sir Jim Ratcliffe will reportedly submit a bid for Manchester United, following confirmation that the Glazers were exploring a potential sale of the club.
British billionaire Ratcliffe - whose company Ineos owns French outfit OGC Nice - had initially expressed an interest in a long-term takeover of United in August after a failed bid to buy Chelsea earlier this year.
In October, Ratcliffe seemed to throw cold water on a sell-up by the Glazers, telling a conference hosted by the Financial Times: "I've met Joel and Avram and they are the nicest people, I have to say, they are proper gentlemen.
