Manchester United bidders continue to await communication from the Raine Group as the Glazer family weighs up the latest offers to buy the club. Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus joined Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe in pursuing a full-scale takeover in the second stage.
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Scott McTominay's impressive exploits as Scotland defeated Spain on Tuesday marked the end of the international break.
United are back in action this weekend with a challenging trip to St. James' Park to face top-four rivals Newcastle United.
From there, the relentless schedule of playing a game every three days will return, with the FA Cup and Europa League still up for grabs alongside the hunt for a Champions League return.
But in the background, takeover updates are highly sought-after as the process progresses.
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Man Utd takeover LIVE: Erik ten Hag, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sheikh Jassim. (Image: GETTY/TWITTER)
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Bruno Fernandes has handed Scott McTominay a hilarious new nickname after his incredible performance in Scotland's 2-0 win against Spain on Tuesday. The Manchester United midfielder enjoyed a stellar international break, scoring two braces as Scotland got their Euro 2024 campaign off to a dream start.
After full-time, Fernandes showed his support for McTominay by posting a video on his Instagram stories. He accompanied it with the caption: "What a player, McTerminator @scottmctominay."
Tickets for Manchester United's pre-season friendly clash with Wrexham in San Diego this summer will cost you £206 - at the cheapest. The two clubs announced earlier this week that they would be squaring off on Tuesday, July 25 at The Snapdragon Stadium ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
Tickets were placed on general sale on Ticketmaster in the past few days and results are quite simply frightening - as pointed out by United fan @OliWinton, who wrote on Twitter: "United youth and reserve side playing in San Diego against Wrexham. Tickets behind the goals start at $250 and back of upper tier $180. Utterly insane."
Marcus Rashford has reacted furiously to dismiss claims he is reportedly asking for up to £500,000-a-week in wages to extend his Manchester United contract as the Red Devils seek to strike an agreement with their red-hot attacker over fresh terms at Old Trafford.
The jet-heeled forward tweeted: "Just before this one starts to do the rounds! It's complete nonsense. The club and myself have been respectful to one another, and that's how it will remain. My focus is purely on finishing as well as possible in the league and winning trophies."
Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford has been in sensational form this season (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd could be sold for eight times Real Madrid’s value
Should the Glazers get their wish, Manchester United will be sold for a fee in the region of £6billion. And, should a takeover take place, then the Red Devils will go for eight times more than Real Madrid’s entire valuation. Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe currently lead the race, though it’s unclear who the frontrunner is at the current moment in time.
Despite being the most successful club in world football, at least when it comes to Champions League titles, Real are valued at £747million, according to Statistica.
Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol has suggested that Man Utd chiefs are not overly convinced with the way the Qataris have gone about their business.
“Everyone wants to know exactly how much the bid from the Qataris is worth, but that exact figure is not being given away,” Solhekol told Sky Sports.
“I think there were some concerns that the Qataris were playing games in terms of the delay in submitting their second bid, because they went very quiet all week. There was this request that went in on Tuesday for more time and then there was silence until the bid went in overnight on Friday.
“There were people in the US who were beginning to wonder whether the Qataris were actually going to bid, but the information we had was the Qataris were always going to bid. They were just taking their time.
“One way of looking at this could be that the Qataris are just playing a little bit of poker. They want to make the Glazers sweat a little bit.
“They don’t want to make the Glazers think they’re desperate to buy Manchester United, but of course behind the scenes, they are 100 per cent committed to buying Manchester United. They just want to make sure they get the best possible price.”
Sir Alex Ferguson has been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame having guided Manchester United to 13 titles.
"It's an honour when you receive recognition like this," Ferguson said.
"However, it's not just about me as a person. It's about the job at Manchester United and the bond we had over many years, so I'm also proud for the club, the staff and my players."
Elliott Investment is a serious contender to beat Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the Manchester United takeover race.
According to The Times, with the Qatari and INEOS offers yet to meet the Glazers' £6bn valuation, Elliott Investment is emerging as the third contender in a three-horse race.
The US hedge fund wouldn't undergo a full takeover. Instead, they would fund the Glazers with minority investment, allowing them to remain in control at Old Trafford.
Man Utd takeover LIVE: Elliott Investment would allow the Glazers to stay at the club. (Image: GETTY)
Thomas Zilliacus has made it clear that he would love for Erik ten Hag to remain Manchester United manager if he buys the club from the Glazers.
New ownership could prompt change en masse on and off the pitch at United.
However, the Finn, who is an outsider in the takeover process, has praised him for the job he's doing in M16.
He told NOS: "I think he's done an amazing job. So I really hope that he stays with the club, and if I would be the owner, I'd definitely want to see him continue."
Prospective Manchester United owner Thomas Zilliacus has credited Erik ten Hag for his strong decision on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Finnish entrepreneur believes United are 'significantly better' without Ronaldo in the attack.
And he has hailed Ten Hag for making the strong decision at such an early stage of his Old Trafford tenure.
He told NOS: "From what I've seen, he's a brilliant manager. What he did with Ajax was amazing, and what he's done now with Manchester United is equally amazing.
"Because early in the season, things didn't look very good. And he had the courage, which I really admire, to tell even big established stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, 'look, this is me running this, and this is how I need to do'.
"And that led Ronaldo to leave the club, which now seems to have been a good move because the club is doing significantly better without him."
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