Report from dailymail states that Manchester United owners are expecting takeover offers from across the world as they are set to invite bids ahead of ‘mid-February deadline’.
Although a respested media house”The Telegraph” have also reported that the club have received ‘serious interest’ from consortiums based in the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is also weighing up an offer, as the Glazers hope to the sell one of the biggest clubs in the world for over £5billion.
The report also adds that parties who had been interested in taking over Chelsea, before Todd Boehly’s £4.25bn takeover, are set to return with approaches for the Red Devils.
It’s expected that potential investors will go public with their attempts to buy United in the coming weeks with the clock ‘now ticking on a deal’.
Senior United figures will issue a mid February deadline for formal offers in order to help get get the takeover completed before the end of the season.
United are said to be informing interested parties in the next few days and that bids will be taken for both complete buyouts of the club as well as minority stakes which would keep the Glazers onboard.
The Telegraph also claim that Ratcliffe is thought to be ready to put together a figure which would be dependent on the club qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
Ratcliffe though is said to be wary about overpaying and he walked away from talks with Chelsea because he ‘felt the club was too greedy’.
The British billionaire has supported United since boyhood and attended the 1999 Champions League final.
Taking over the Old Trafford club would not necessarily mean Ineos would have to sell French club Nice.
