Alex Ferguson is expected to sign a new contract with Manchester United this afternoon.
Ferguson's future has been the subject of intense speculation in recent days as his legal battle with major shareholder John Magnier escalated.
A one-year rolling contract, agreed last month, had remained unsigned, fuelling speculation that Magnier and his business partner JP McManus had put a block on the deal, pending a resolution to their demands for an independent audit of the club's transfer deals.
But it is understood this was never the case and the Irish racehorse tycoons, who together own over a quarter of the club, are happy to let Ferguson sign a new deal.
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A statement will be made to the Stock Exchange this afternoon.
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