Manchester United could be the subject of a fresh takeover bid following a sensational claim by Saudi sports supremo Turki Al-Sheikh.
A consortium based in the United Arab Emirates is understood to be considering making an offer to the Glazer family, who would demand in excess of £5billion to sell the club, and have already approached some ex-United players about coming on board as ambassadors.
But there has so far been no contact with United's majority owners, and the picture is very different to the one painted by Al-Sheikh in a post to his 7.