YouTuber Mark Goldbridge has expressed his concern that the summer transfer business of Manchester United is in “peril” due to the current takeover uncertainty.

What’s the latest on transfers and the Man Utd takeover?

At one point, it had seemed as though the Glazer family could finally be ready to sell the club with bids coming in for their assets from Qatari-linked Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

However, it has since been reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano that the owners are prepared to “fight” in negotiations to make sure they get their full evaluation – which could be as much as £7bn.

On top of that, it’s unclear if the Glazers are actually even that open to a sale amid reports that they may instead just want to find a new minority investor.

Taking it all into account, Goldbridge has warned that it could prevent Man Utd from planning properly for the upcoming transfer market.

Speaking on The United Stand, he explained (19:14): “Let’s be honest, let’s be blunt, United’s summer transfer window is in peril.

“It’s in peril because we can’t plan and as Fabrizio said there, it’s very difficult to plan your summer transfer window when you don’t know what your budget is.”

What does the latest takeover news mean for Man Utd’s transfers?

You certainly need a cohesive plan if you want to perform well in the always competitive transfer market. And if Erik ten Hag and co don’t even know will be writing the cheques this summer, it will be hard for them to identify realistic targets at this stage.

For instance, according to Corriere dello Sport (via Goal) the club are keen on signing Napoli defender Kim Min-Jae, especially as he has a £42m release clause.

However, there is only a two-week period in the summer when they can get him for that price and if they can’t plan early to make sure they can convince the player to join in that time frame, the opportunity will likely pass them by.

On top of that, they have also been linked with £100m moves for the likes of Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen but it remains unclear if the Glazers or a possible new owner would sanction such a deal.

With that in mind, the club really need things sorted out soon behind the scenes if they want to have a successful summer transfer window.