Wednesday briefing: Man Utd takeover talks set to drag on into summer after Ratcliffe demands full control over transfers

Discussions over the sale of Manchester United are now expected to continue into the summer, and possibly next season, after it was reported that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is demanding he be given full control of transfers if his bid is accepted.

The British billionaire and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are said to be still leading the bidding process after third and final bids were submitted last week.

Ratcliffe's bid, in its current form, would see the Glazer br