The Manchester United takeover saga is still rumbling on, with Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani submitting his final bid on Wednesday afternoon and setting a deadline of Friday.
The Qatari businessman remains one of two contenders in the battle to buy the Old Trafford club, rivalling British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, in a saga that has now lasted a number of months.
However, in a major power move to seize control of the Premier League giants, Sheikh Jassim submitted the offer directly to the club’s owners, the Glazer family, and Raine Group, the American bankers managing the long-running saga.