Both Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have been granted extensions following the 9pm deadline on Wednesday night
INEOS founder Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani are the frontrunners
MANCHESTER, England (AP) â Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has stepped up his attempt to buy Manchester United by stating his intention to make a second bid for the iconic soccer team. The chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank has said he wants to return the club to the summit of the sport if he is successful in buying out current owners the Glazer family. Both Sheikh Jassim and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe submitted indicative offers last month. Sheikh Jassim's latest bid for an unconfirmed amou