LONDON: Rival bidders for Manchester United have been invited to submit a third offer by the end of April, according to reports.
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe both submitted a second bid for the Premier League club last month.
Several offers are understood to have been received in recent weeks but Sheikh Jassim and Ratcliffe remain the front runners to buy United should the Glazers give up control of the club they bought in 2005 for pound sterling790 million ($980 million).
United’s unpopular owners announced in November they were conducting a strategic review, with the sale of the club one option being considered.
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