Despite the radio silence surrounding the membership's takeover, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani might be making progress in his efforts to purchase Manchester United from the Glazer household. A brand new replace relating to the ongoings behind-the-scenes at Old Trafford gives hope that the top might be close to.

Frustration amongst followers, workers, and certain gamers and Erik ten Hag, too, is rife amid a scarcity of readability about United's future.

Seven months after the Glazers introduced they had been contemplating funding choices, together with a sale, their mouths have been zipped.

But there's a sense that Sheikh Jassim has crept forward of Sir Jim Ratcliffe in his hopes of finishing a Qatari takeover in M16.

And whereas updates are far and few, stories are suggesting that he's within the driver's seat because the saga crawls to a conclusion.

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