Manchester United have received a major takeover boost ahead of their game against Nottingham Forest next week.
Forest host United at the City Ground on Wednesday, January 25 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie. The second leg will then be played at Old Trafford a week later.
Heading into those games, United have been told by billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe that he will be attempting to buy the football club from the Glazer family. Ratcliffe, one of the UK’s richest men, has been linked with a takeover of the Premier League giants after the current owners announced last year they were willing to listen to offers. A spokesperson for Ratcliffe's company Ineos told the PA news agency: “We have formally put ourselves into the process.”
