Battle to buy Man Utd heats up as Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe submit second bids

The battle to buy Manchester United heated up on Wednesday as Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani returned with a second bid for the English giants.

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to make a second offer for the 20-time English champions.

Raine, the merchant bank brought in to assist with the sale of the club, had set a deadline of 2100GMT on Wednesday for interested parties to declare their offer.

But Sky Sports reported that the…