Manchester United takeover news LIVE Sheikh Jassim camp 'believe' Ratcliffe bid has 'faltered'

If speculation is to be believed, it seems as though Sheikh Jassim may have have gained an advantage over Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the Manchester United takeover race.

Reports suggest the Qatari camp are getting the sense that they are frontrunners in the process, and that even if they fail to win, a no-sale is likelier than a Ratcliffe takeover.

Those claims riff of rumours that minority shareholders have told the Glazers that INEOS' bid is not acceptable given the lack of attention it gives them.

There are suggestions that Ratcliffe may have to alter his bid to save his pursuit. This comes after reports that he is proposing to keep Avram and Joel Glazer on as minority stakeholders themselves.

Meanwhile, excerpts from a new book on Ratcliffe released on Friday has detailed the first time the 70-year-old met the Glazer family.

Take a look at our blog below for all of the day's updates on the takeover situation.

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Sheikh Jassim's camp has the growing feeling that the takeover race will either likely end with a Qatari buy-out or a no sale, according to CBS journalist Ben Jacobs.

It's rumoured that Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bid has not gone down well with minority shareholders, who feel they have been largely ignored by the INEOS billionaire.

Both Sheikh Jassim and Ratcliffe remain in the race. But Jacobs claims that the former's entourage believes the race will either end in a win for them or simple finance investment for the Glazers