Manchester United's Premier League campaign resumes on Sunday afternoon, when they travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle.
It promises to be a huge fixture, with United third in the table - three points ahead of Newcastle in fifth. Thanks to their superior goal difference, Eddie Howe's side will leapfrog the Red Devils if they win at home. Erik ten Hag will be keen to ensure that doesn't happen.
Although the United boss will be fully focused on finishing the season strongly - with his team also competing in the Europa League and the FA Cup - he will have one eye on the transfer market. With all that in mind, here are the latest headlines from Old Trafford.
Zilliacus offers olive branch
Finish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus wants to join forces with INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani to complete a takeover of Man Utd. The Glazers put the club up for sale in November, but the saga rumbles on.
The Glazers want £6billion for their 69 per cent stage in Man Utd, which would be a world-record bid for a sports' club. Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim are the two leading bidders, but Zilliacus believes they can all have a say in Man Utd's future.
"I don’t see any reason why I can’t work with Sir Jim and Sheikh Jassim," Zilliacus told Mirror Football. "It makes perfect sense. We could agree on a price the Glazers will accept and instead of one of us paying a huge sum to buy United, we split the cost into three.
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"We then use the money we have saved to improve the club and pool our collective expertise to help rebuild the club we all love.
"Someone said to me that you don’t buy a Ferrari and then share it with two other people. But this isn’t an ego trip for me. I don’t think you can ever own an institution like Manchester United - the club belongs to the fans. I would regard myself as a custodian of the club with a responsibility to build and protect it until it is time for me to leave."
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Ten Hag after Ramos
Ten Hag is interested in signing Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos this summer. The Man Utd manager is believed to have complied a five-man transfer shortlist to find his next striker, with Wout Weghorst not expected to complete a permanent move.
Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen, Randal Kolo Muani and Rasmus Holjund are the other four names on that list. Man Utd are expected to make a €100million (£88m) bid for Ramos, but the 21-year-old's release clause is thought to be worth more. Yet the move could collapse if Man Utd's turbulent takeover saga is not resolved by the summer.
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De Gea breaks silence
David de Gea insists he still "loves" Man Utd, despite turning down the offer of a new contract. The 32-year-old goalkeeper's existing deal expires at the end of the season, although the club have the option to extend that by a further 12 months.
Ten Hag would like to keep De Gea on board, but Man Utd's initial extension offer has been rebuffed. There is still a good chance a new deal will be agreed before the summer.
De Gea told Sky Sports, "Of course I’ve been here many, many years enjoying every moment in this club, playing many, many games. Of course is great to be here, it’s a massive club, I love the club and I’m really happy here of course."
