At least three ‘full takeover’ bids have now been submitted for Manchester United and at least one other ‘funding bid’ put forward that could leave the Glazer family in control.
With the highest offers so far in the region of £5billion, from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, of Qatar, and from Britain’s Sir Jim Ratcliffe and with the Glazers understood to want at least £6bn, there are growing concerns no outright sale will happen.
This would be seen as worst-case scenario by many fans, who have largely reviled the Glazers since their leveraged buyout in 2005.