Manchester United bidder Sheikh Jassim feels INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are being used to extract more money from him.
A member of the Qatari royal family, Sheikh Jassim is a self-confessed United fan who wants to buy the club.
While British media reports have painted INEOS as leading the race, The Guardian's Jamie Jackson has another side to the story.
He told Football Fan Cast that Sheikh Jassim believes United's owners are just pushing to get more money out of him.
On the flip side, Nine Two Foundation take confidence from the fact that despite that cautious optimism, INEOS have not been placed in a period of exclusivity or given the title of the preferred bidder," he said.
What that means is the door is always open.
I think the Nine Two Foundation feel like INEOS is almost a stalking horse to try and drive up the price, so if Qatar are to succeed, then they're still likely to have to go higher, which would mean if we include the indicative offer, a fifth bid."