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The Glazer family finally gave Manchester United fans the news they had been waiting for on Tuesday night when they announced they would be willing to sell the club.
The unpopular Americans bought United for £790million in 2005 but now want at least £5billion for the Premier League giants.
So, who could be the next owner at Old Trafford? Sportsmail takes a look at the runners and riders.
Joel (R) and Avram (L) Glazer revealed they were willing to sell Manchester United on Tuesday
Once Britain's richest man, Ratcliffe is worth an estimated £11bn and is a United supporter.
He submitted a bid for Chelsea in the summer, where he dealt with the Raine Group, who are also facilitating the sale of United.
Jim Ratcliffe considered buying Manchester United this summer but has since exited the race
The founder of Ineos and owner of Ligue 1 club Nice has expressed interest in taking over at Old Trafford before.
As recently as October, he admitted: 'If it had been for sale in the summer then, yes, we would have probably had a go following on from the Chelsea thing.'
However, in November, a spokesperson for Ratcliffe said: 'We are now focusing our efforts in Nice and raising our ambitions for the club to make them into a top tier club in France to compete with PSG.
'This would represent much better value for our investment than buying one of the top tier Premier League clubs.'
Those comments, though, were in relation to the sale of Liverpool. Now United are officially up for grabs, and given his connection to the club, it appears Ratcliffe is ready to throw his hat in the ring once more.
INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF DUBAIThe Glazers' sky-high asking price is the sort only a sovereign wealth fund can afford.
United's rivals Manchester City are already in with Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia led the takeover of Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain are owned by the Qatari state.
But Dubai has so
