Manchester United takeover updates have been scarce over Easter weekend, but that far from suggests that the process has stalled. The third phase of the sale is imminent as the Glazers explore their revised second offers for an Old Trafford takeover.

The Glazer family are reportedly inviting the leading suitors for negotiations as they go through their bids after the delayed deadline for the second phase in March.

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe remain the two frontrunners, with Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus dismissed as a genuine bidder.

But American investment groups like former AC Milan owners Elliott are also in the running to buy a minority stake, which would help the Glazers stay in control.

And given United's share price rose from $13 to $27 in February but has since dropped to $20 indicates fears that the family won't sell after all.

Concerns have also been raised about Sheikh Jassim after it emerged in March that the Bank of England had fined him for 'serious' regulatory failures.

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