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More than five bids will reportedly be made for Manchester United before Wednesday's deadline for second offers is reached.

While much of the focus has been on Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, there could even be as many as eight bids tabled for the club.

Sheikh Jassim is expected to submit his second bid for United amid growing confidence that the Glazer family will sell the club, with the Qatari banker having sent a delegation to meet club executives on Friday. Meanwhile, Ratcliffe is also set to lodge a second offer in the coming days. Reports have suggested the Glazers have an asking price of £6billion.

Elsewhere, United forward Marcus Rashford withdrew from the England squad on Monday after he picked up a knock during his side's FA Cup quarter-final win against Fulham on Sunday. The 25-year-old has scored 19 goals since returning from the World Cup, where he found the net three times in five games.

On the pitch, Erik ten Hag's side are still competing on all four fronts and will have the opportunity to progress to the Europa League semi-finals next month.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has claimed he will not pay a "stupid" price for United ahead of Wednesday evening's deadline for second offers.

The British businessman's main competition for the club appears to be chairman of the Qatar Islamic Bank, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani.

While the initial offers made by interested parties are thought to have fallen short of the Glazers' valuation, Ratcliffe insisted he would not be paying a figure that he would regret in