Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim are the frontrunners in takeover from the Glazer family
Two interested parties are competing to complete a potentially world record takeover of Manchester United
New conditions, due to come in on July 1 as part of the FA's changes to non-league player contracts, will see injured players in the National League only paid in full for 12 weeks. If they are ill or injured longer than four months clubs will be able to reduce their wages to statutory sick pay - ÂŁ99.35 a week and payable for 28 weeks - until they are fit. Oldham's Peter Clarke, who is on the Professional Footballers' Association's players board, told Planet Sport.