On Man Utd takeover today: Four changes have already been made as Sheikh Jassim nears purchase
As things stand, Sheikh Jassim seems to be in pole position to buy Manchester United. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s own bid is apparently ‘dead in the water’, something that works in the favour of his rival. And it seems a matter of when, not if, the mysterious figure ends up securing power at Old Trafford…
The Glazers are yet to confirm their intentions, having announced back in November they were open to potentially packing their bags and leaving the club.
But all signs currently point to Sheikh Jassim rocking up at Old Trafford this summer.
Confidence is growing in the Qatari camp that they’ll succeed in their mission to buy United, having tabled five offers for the club so far.
The noise around Ratcliffe, by contrast, sounds less pessimistic than ever.
So, with Sheikh Jassim seemingly the frontrunner, Express Sport now takes a look at four ways the club have already changed since the end of last season.
Carrington construction
At the end of May, images circled showing work being done to the club’s Carrington training complex.
Pictures showed a crane there, with the Academy Centre getting some improvements ahead of the new campaign.
And that will bode well, with United keen to modernise things behind the scenes.
Cristiano Ronaldo famously complained last year about the state of Carrington, insisting nothing had changed since his first spell in Manchester.
The Red Devils have been improving facilities ever since, however, and have moved to up the ante now the building is currently not in use.
