Manchester United takeover latest: Glazers advisor claim made as process continues

Another new week brings a number of new rumours about the Manchester United takeover process.

Those are only expected to intensify further as bidders are due to attend Old Trafford this week for presentations as the process continues. Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS Group and Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani are the two known bidders for a majority takeover of the club.

Elliott Management are also reportedly through to this second stage as a financing option for other bidders. Here are the latest takeover headlines:

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly lining up Sir Dave Brailsford to lead the overhaul of Manchester United should his bid for the club be successful.

In his statement announcing his official intention to buy United, Ratcliffe said he wanted to put the 'United' back in Manchester United. By means of doing this, The Times claims that the 70-year-old is attempting to bring Brailsford on board to try and reset the way the Reds are run.

But who is Brailsford? MEN Sport has taken a look at who exactly the former Team Sky man is.

Manchester United minority shareholder Andrew Brown claims the Glazer family are being advised by the Rothschild family about the takeover process.

Rothschild & Co, which is controlled by the family, is a European-headquartered investment bank which headlines the Rothschilds banking group. Brown, who is an executive director at the Australian investment company East 72 which has shares in the club, told Football Insider: “The Rothschilds are advising the Glazers. I used to work for them and I expect them to tell the Glazers that they should walk away. They will give really sound advice. I would expect a sale before the end of