Sheikh Jassim bid to buy Manchester United remains on the table amid Joel and Avram Glazer's reluctance to sell

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani’s offer to buy Manchester United remains on the table amid the possibility that Sir Jim Ratcliffe could buy a minority stake in the club.

Sources say Sheikh Jassim's "enormous premium offer" of around £5billion for 100% ownership of United is still open to the club's incumbent owners, the Glazer family, and he is awaiting a response.

Sheikh Jassim's first proposal was submitted on February 17 and sources involved in the pitch maintain it represents "the best solution for the club, fans and local community".

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The strategic review of United was announced more than 10 months ago and figures involved in a possible takeover are becoming weary with the process.

The Ineos group had bid to buy United but its founder Ratcliffe is now weighing up acquiring a minority stake for £1.5bn. Ineos failed to respond for comment.

The Manchester Evening News reported in February Joel and Avram Glazer, the United co-chairmen, are reluctant to sell. Their siblings Bryan, Edward, Kevin and Darcie also sit on the United board.

Joel and Avram's opposition to selling United is believed to have intensified this year as they feel the £6bn valuation could rocket to £10bn in the near future with more money being poured into football by Saudi Arabia.

There was discord among the Glazer siblings when they went to market on November 22 and there is still no agreement among the siblings as to what they want to do with United.

In the recent book Grit, Rigour & Humour: The Ineos Story, Ratcliffe admitted United the vested interests of the six