A series of meetings will be place over the upcoming two weeks as the candidates move into the second stage of the process for the prospective sale of Manchester United.

Representatives from the Raine Group, which is in charge of the sales process, as well as very definitely the club will attend. They will take place in either London or Manchester.

At this time, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar and Sir Jim Ratcliffe through his company INEOS are the only known bidders.

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