Friday briefing: Manchester United takeover: Ratcliffe proposes deal for Glazers to keep 20 per cent stake

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is proposing a deal for Manchester United that would enable Avram and Joel Glazer to remain stakeholders in the club, The Times reports.

The deadline for the third and final bids is 10pm on Friday. The bids will range from an offer of a 100 per cent takeover from Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, to bids from American investment firms for minority stakes.

It is understood the Ratcliffe proposal involves buying a controlling sta