The Raine Group, who are overseeing the potential sale of Manchester United, have set a deadline of 17th February for formal offers to be submitted.
There are claims that there are as many as five candidates who are seriously interested in getting their hands on Manchester United.
And the noise around a Qatari group wanting Manchester United has been getting louder over the last few days.
There are suggestions that the Qatari investors could consider getting a minority stake but it has been claimed that is not the case.
Qatari investors are only interested in making an offer for a full takeover of Manchester United from the Glazer family.
The Middle Eastern group are in no mood to get a minority stake and it is all or nothing for them.
The group are different to the Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) who own Paris Saint-Germain.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, at least two American consortiums and a group from Saudi Arabia are also expected to table offers for Manchester United in the coming week.
