Manchester United takeover news: Process to 'enter next stage' as Liverpool create boost

Manchester seems set to welcome several representatives as soon as this week as the Manchester United takeover process progresses.

Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS Group have advanced to the second stage of the bidding process after making their proposals public last month. The Raine Group continue to oversee business on behalf of the Glazer family and are themselves set to touch down in the city.

With United now the only side of their size on the market in the northwest, rumours are only likely to increase over the coming weeks and months. Here are the latest takeover headlines:

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The next stage of the process to complete a takeover of Manchester United has already got underway, according to a report by the Mail.

It is reported that those who are interested in purchasing the club from the Glazer family are due in Manchester as soon as Thursday. It is claimed that those who have made it through to the second stage of the bidding process, following the 'soft deadline' on Friday, February 17, are to meet officials at Old Trafford 'imminently.'

It is reported that representatives from the Qatar-based bid will arrive in the UK next week. Members of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's camp are also due to visit Manchester along with the Raine Group, who are the US bank overseeing the sale of United on behalf of the Glazer family.