Tuesday briefing: Glazers ‘increasingly confident’ of securing minority investment and remaining as Man Utd owners

The prospects of a takeover at Manchester United have been cast further into doubt after a report from ESPN claimed co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer are increasingly confident of securing outside investment that will enable them to remain as owners.

A source told ESPN that the two brothers favour the selling of a minority shareholding that will enable them to remain in charge at Old Trafford, with siblings and fellow directors Kevin, Bryan and Edward Glazer and Darci