Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus bids to buy Manchester United

The Finn wants to buy United in a 50-50 partnership with their fans

Thomas Zilliacus has entered the bidding war for the purchase of Manchester United (Ian Hodgson/PA)

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has confirmed he has submitted a bid to buy Manchester United.

Zilliacus, founder and chairman of investment company Mobile FutureWorks, heads the third group to have publicly declared interest in a club takeover after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani.