Sheikh Jassim bid still on table as Man Utd takeover tests patience

PATIENCE RUNNING OUT: Sheikh Jassim’s bid for Manchester United will remain on the table but he will not engage with the takeover process beyond Friday. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA

Sheikh Jassim’s fifth and final bid to buy Manchester United will remain on the table beyond Friday but the Qatari’s patience with the takeover process is wearing thin.

The Sheikh and his Nine Two Foundation, which is seeking to buy 100 per cent of the club, are understood to feel that by Friday United’s owners, the Glazer family, and the Raine banking group which is conducting the sale process will have had ample time to seek or request clarification and revision of the bid, and will therefore no longer engage with them on it beyond this date.