Manchester United takeover news LIVE Sheikh Jassim and SIr Jim Ratcliffe latest as Glazers 'hinder sale'

Manchester United have managed to get their business up and running in the transfer market this summer, but progress continues to be slow off the pitch with the club's prospective takeover.

Mason Mount became United's first signing of the summer yesterday after the midfielder's £55m move from Chelsea was officially confirmed by the club. It has given United fans a boost ahead of next season.

But the club's takeover continues to rumble on in the background with little official indication of when it will conclude. It was last November that the Glazer family announced their intention to explore potentially selling the Old Trafford club, but there have been no further public updates from United's current owners on the situation and which avenue they intend to go down with a sale of the 20-time English champions.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are the two parties hoping to buy the club yet it's still not clear which bidder will emerge successful. The former bid is for a majority stake in the club, while the latter proposal seeks a complete takeover of the Old Trafford outfit.

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Sheikh Jassim's bid proposes a complete takeover of United and wiping out the club's debt which has been accrued during the Glazer family's ownership.

Though there is seemingly still plenty to do before any takeover is completed, we've taken a look at five ways his purchase of the club could transform United.

Here is what could change at Old Trafford if the Qatari bid comes to fruition.

United's takeover saga continues to rumble on with no conclusion yet in sight after some eight months since the Glazer family announced the intention to