Sheikh Jassim takeover state-of-play as Manchester United get summer transfer window boost

Here are your Tuesday evening Manchester United headlines.

Sheikh Jassim reports

Sheikh Jassim is still waiting to hear whether his fifth and final offer for Manchester United has been successful, according to PA sources close to the Qatari.

Recent reports within Qatar had indicated that the Sheikh's bid - which is for 100 per cent of the club - had seen off the bid from Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

However, the Sheikh Jassim camp described those reports as pure speculation and say they remain in a 'holding pattern'. They expect the next step will be for the United board to meet and consider both bids.

United were approached by PA for comment.

Sheikh Jassim's fifth bid was made last week, but at the same time it was made clear to the Glazer family - who own the club - and to the Raine merchant banking group which is overseeing the sale that he would not engage with the process beyond last Friday.

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New appointment

Matt Hargreaves has started work as Manchester United's director of football negotiations a few days before the summer transfer window opens.

United identified former Adidas executive Hargreaves as the man to lead their football negotiations back in March and he has now started in the role after serving a notice period with the sportswear brand.

Hargreaves replaces Matt Judge, who resigned from the position 14 months ago. Judge wasn't involved in last summer's transfer window, when United appointed Tom Keane, brother of former academy defender and now Everton player Michael, into a temporary role to oversee negotiations.

Keane worked on the club's summer transfer business but has since returned to his former role with law firm Brandsmiths.

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