British businessman Martin Broughton knows how potential buyers will be feeling ahead of the deadline to submit bids for Manchester United.

The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday’s expected deadline for improved offers for the Premier League club.

Final bids are being prepared for European champion Chelsea as the process to end the ownership of sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich steps up.