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Manchester United takeover latest: Bidder sends cryptic Glazers message amid Old Trafford plans

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Premier League football returns this weekend, but uncertainty about the Manchester United takeover process remains following the final international break of the season.

Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus continues to make up for lost time by making the case at length for the bid XXI Century Capital submitted to Raine on deadline day, later revising with exact figures following the extension afforded to all bidders.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS and the Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani-fronted Nine Two Foundation followed suit. Both have remained tight-lipped in the week since as Raine and the Glazer family evaluate the proposals received from interested parties.

Here are the latest United takeover headlines. READ MORE: Takeover bidder takes shot at Glazers in cryptic messages Manchester United takeover bidder Thomas Zilliacus has made clear it would be his preference to modernise Old Trafford rather than build a new stadium.

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