Improved bids were made for Manchester United on Wednesday night by the Qatar-based group and Sir Jim Ratcliffe – but there are remain concerns that the Glazer family may not sell.
As expected, offers of around £5billion – which would both represent a world record fee for a sports club – dropped ahead of the 9pm deadline set by the US bank handling the process.
Both groups, however, believe they are the only parties interested in buying the club rather than taking a partial stake, which is also on the table.