Manchester United are still locked in negotiations as their turbulent takeover talks continue - and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani remains a name at the centre of a deal that will have significant ramifications for world football.
Sheikh Jassim is one of two primary contenders in the battle to buy the Old Trafford club, rivalling British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, with the groups believing they are now the frontrunning bidders in the race.
Both parties lodged initial bids to buy the club, thought to have been worth around £4.5billion, and have since tabled second bids.