Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani have been put through to the next round of bidding to buy Manchester United, talkSPORT understands.<\/strong><\/p>\n Both British billionaire Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim will enter into a period of due diligence with the Raine Group, who are acting on behalf of the Glazer family.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\twww.qib.com.qa\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div> \t\t<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tgetty\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div> Neither group\u2019s initial offer<\/a> met the \u00a36billion asking price for the Old Trafford giants.<\/p>\n The Glazers are also considering proposals to sell a percentage of their shareholding in United.<\/p>\n The Raine Group set a soft deadline for bids for February 17, and both Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim went public with their bids late that evening.<\/p>\n Sheikh Jassim is the chairman of Qatar Investment Bank, and is the son of Hamad Bin-Jaber al-Thani, who served as the country\u2019s foreign minister and prime minister throughout the 1990s and 2000s.<\/p>\n He announced that his bid, believed to be worth \u00a34.5bn, would be \u2018completely debt free\u2019 and for a 100 per cent takeover of the club.<\/p>\n Soon after, Ratcliffe released a statement<\/a> saying that he and his company INEOS see themselves as \u2018the long-term custodians\u2019 of Manchester United.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAFP\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div> \t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n \n\t<\/div>\n \n\t<\/div>\n The Manchester-born businessman\u2019s bid is thought to be worth \u00a34bn, with both falling short of the Glazer\u2019s asking price.<\/p>\n Since the bids were lodged, reports have emerged<\/a> that the Glazer family are split on selling the club, which is now competitive once again under the guidance of manager Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Billionaire](\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/AFP_329N2UY-JS795706629.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100\")
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