Manchester United takeover news LIVE Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim latest as Glazers set third bidding deadline

Prospective new owners of Manchester United will enter a third round of bidding at the end of this month as the Raine Group call for final offers.

Both Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani are expected to table third offers, with as many as seven parties still in the running for a takeover of the club. None of the previous bids are thought to have matched the £6billion valuation set by the Glazers.

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus pleaded for a swift resolution to the process on Tuesday evening, calling on the Glazers to 'negotiate face-to-face' with what he believes to be three serious bidders. Gary Neville, meanwhile, has labelled the decision to open a new round of bidding as 'classless' and suggested it could impact United's transfer activity.

Elsewhere, Marcus Rashford is a doubt for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg at home to Sevilla on Thursday, following the striker's withdrawal from the win over Everton with a groin injury. The exact nature of the injury has not yet been confirmed, but he is thought to have gone for a scan earlier this week.

And Sevilla have confirmed their 22-man travelling squad for the clash, making one change from the matchday squad of their last league game- a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo.

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United will not risk Marcus Rashford for Thursday's Europa League clash with Sevilla, according to the Mirror.

The 25-year-old pulled out with a groin injury during Saturday's 2-0 win over Everton,with no clear update on his fitness since.

The report suggests he