But it remains to be seen how easy it will be for Al-Thani to achieve those goals with a restricted transfer fund available for Erik ten Hag to strengthen his squad.

The club have set their sights on targets such as Victor Osimhen this summer, but with limited cash to spend, Ten Hag may have to stick with the squad he has.

Chelsea have spent £600m since American billionaire Todd Boehly completed his purchase of the club with Clearlake Capital, while even Arsenal and Tottenham have spent in excess of £200m in recent transfer windows.

And it may take some time for United to be able to dip into the deep pockets of their prospective new owner.