Sportsmail report that a group of Qatari investors are planning a bid for the club, one that they say would arm Erik ten Hag with the funds required to ‘lead the club back to the top’.
The Glazer Family have reportedly set a deadline of the end of February for interested parties to submit bids for the club.
If a takeover of Manchester United were to be completed, it would likely be for a sum of money that would rival Todd Boehly’s purchase of Chelsea last summer.
Manchester United fans have long been at odds with the Glazer family over their running of the club.
Here, we take a look at the ‘rumoured net worth’ of every single Premier League owner.
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18. Chelsea
Owners = Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter, Hansjoerg Wys — rumoured net worth = £10.9billion Photo: GLYN KIRK
19. Manchester City
Owner = Sheikh Mansour — rumoured net worth = £23.2billion Photo: Francois Nel
20. Newcastle United
Owner = Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) — rumoured net worth = £320billion Photo: Ian MacNicol