Manchester United incoming investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe has entered his final talks to buy 25 percent of the club.
Ratcliffe is expected to take sporting control of United, which includes the power to make several key decisions about players and the manager.
However, The Times states that a few details are still being sorted out at present.
Ratcliffe is in deep discussions with Joel Glazer and the rest of the family who own the club.
United were hoping to have an announcement put out before Christmas, but that may be too soon.
Any deal is not expected to impact the club's transfer spending power in January, either positively or negatively.