It was November 22 that the Glazers announced they were looking for “strategic alternatives” at Manchester United.
The much maligned Americans effectively put the ‘For Sale’ signs outside Old Trafford, signalling an end to their disastrous reign in control of the Premier League giants. But eight months on, the saga continues.
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are the two parties vying to complete a takeover, with various reports that both were close to passing the Glazers’ exhaustive tests to become the new owners.