Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Prospective owner visits Manchester UnitedIneos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim are set to submit new bids to buy Manchester United after a deadline was extended at their request amid confusion on Wednesday night.Bidders were told they had until 21:00 GMT to submit second, revised bids.BBC Sport has been told several other proposed investors made their submissions by that time.It is unclear when the new deadline will be. Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim are the only publicly declared bidders.It is understood US investment company Elliott has made an offer to purchase a minority stake, irrespective of who ends up owning the club.How to Buy a Football Club podcast: Deadline Day ExtendedInitially on Wednesday evening there had been strong indications from sources close to the pair that they had submitted fresh bids. But it then emerged over the past 48 hours first the Qatari team and then Ineos had submitted requests to Raine – the investment bank conducting the sale – for more time to make their second offers, wh… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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