Manchester United are one step closer to new investment as their players get ready to resume domestic matters following the October international break.
Eleven months after the much-maligned Glazer family announced a strategic review to their ownership, billionaire and INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe is now expected to buy a 25 per cent stake in the club.
It is thought to be worth £1.4billion to the Americans if they accept a revised offer from the Failsworth-born billionaire. On the pitch, meanwhile, United return to Premier League action on Saturday night (8pm).
However, manager Erik ten Hag will, once again, be without several players due to injury. Sofyan Amrabat picked up a knock while on Morocco duty, but the midfielder has recovered to train at Carrington in the build-up to the Sheffield United match.