Any next owners of the club will need to redevelop Old Trafford.
Though it remains a special stadium, the ground has shown signs of wear and tear in recent years.
Certainly, it now pales in comparison to the super-stadiums occupied by rivals such as Arsenal and Tottenham.
And more money is likely to be invested in the club’s Carrington training complex, too.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is another potential candidate to buy United, a year after the British billionaire missed out on Chelsea.
Qatar, however, now seem to be in pole position in the wake of the recent developments.
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