Gary Neville felt Manchester United needed a takeover resolution by the end of May to avoid running the risk of scuppering the club's summer transfer plans.
We are now on July 3 and the saga shows no sign of ending any time soon. United are yet to officially finalise their first move in the transfer market, although they have agreed a fee with Chelsea for Mason Mount as well as personal terms with the player, while Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea have all made signings. United kick off their Premier League campaign on August 14 at home to Wolves.
And as well as the mind-numbing race between Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, there are several other issues to be resolved off the pitch. While Mason Mount's imminent move to United is one positive, David De Gea's future at the club is currently unclear and there still seems a long way to go in Ten Hag's crucial search for a centre-forward.
