https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jim-ratcliffe-closing-in-on-manchester-united-takeover-f8sx6h73g
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has moved a significant step closer to securing Manchester United with the Glazers and their New York bankers ready to discuss details of a sale with the British petrochemicals billionaire.
The Times understands from sources close to the deal that the Glazers and The Raine Group are now willing to enter final talks with Ratcliffe and his team at Ineos to thrash out the world-record deal.
As The Sunday Times revealed last month, Ratcliffe moved ahead in the contest with a Qatari group fronted by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and other rival bidders when his final offer represented the highest valuation — it could reach as much as £6 billion — for the Premier League club.
Insiders believe that valuation,
