Sir Jim Ratcliffe ‘to make world record Man Utd bid over £5bn’ as Ineos boss looks to pip Qataris ahead of deadline

SIR Jim Ratcliffe is planning to offer more than £5bn for Manchester United, according to reports.

The British billionaire is competing against Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani for the club after the Glazers put United up for sale.

PASir Jim Ratcliffe is a Man United fan and is keen on taking over the club[/caption]

Both parties are due to submit proposals to the club by 9pm tonight, when the deadline is in place.

And Ratcliffe is expected to up the ante by putting forward a record bid for a sports club, the Financial Times reports.

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