MANCHESTER UNITED are convinced they will get a deal done by November to sell the club to the Qataris.
There have been accusations that the unpopular owning family, the Glazers, have been dragging their heels in negotiations.
But those discussions are understood to have taken a big leap forward in recent weeks, with a £6billion sale now close.
Qatari Sheikh Jassim’s team have been doing due diligence ahead of a final formal offer.
They are ahead of Brit Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the race. Fans feared that Ratcliffe’s Ineos group would still allow the Glazers a minority holding.