Manchester United takeover latest as next owners sent transfer budget warning

Manchester United supporters are still waiting for a resolution to the takeover saga.

The Glazers announced they had put the club on the market back in November of last year. Since then, there have been two leading candidates in the race to buy the Old Trafford side.

Qatari billionaire, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, has lodged a bid which would see him buy 100 per cent of the club and the Glazers depart. Meanwhile, INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe has put a 60 per cent offer on the table, which keeps the door open for the Americans to remain.

As the process keeps rumbling on, MEN Sport looks at the latest takeover headlines.

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Walking through the doors at Old Trafford as the club's new owner may represent a dream moment for whoever gets given the honour, but in reality, one aspect may fall short of expectation. Any thoughts of adulation from supporters may have to be put on hold, if United legend Paul Scholes' previous comments are anything to go by.

Scholes warned that any club with billionaire owners, including rivals Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool, don't enjoy a connection between their owners and fans - meaning Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe could now expect things to be the same should they take over United.

Read what Scholes said here

Football finance expert, Kieran Maguire, believes the next owner of Manchester United could face some difficulties due to UEFA's Financial Fair Play.

Maguire, speaking to Football Insider, has outlined his view that United's transfer kitty may have to stay the same - regardless of who takes over at Old Trafford. United manager Erik ten Hag is working on a budget this summer, with Mason Mount's signature secured but