Official offers for Manchester United are finally in from three public bidders. Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus came out of nowhere this week, confirming to the Manchester Evening News a formal bid was submitted on Friday, and the other known interested parties, British businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, have made the most of their extension and followed suit.
Now, it is over to the Raine Group to consider all the received bids on behalf of the Glazers before deciding how to progress the process.
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It's understood their camp remain confident and believe their bid is the best one. Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol says it has been described as highly competitive but considered and rational.
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