The Glazers have received less interest in the purchase of Manchester United than they had expected, according to Sky Sports News’ Kaveh Solhekol.
In November United’s controversial owners, the Glazer family announced a potential sale of the club, claiming they would “consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the company".
With the Americans said to have set a mid-February deadline for takeover offers, it has been widely reported that private investors linked to the Qatari royal family are considering making a bid for the Old Trafford club.
Meanwhile, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who owns the petrochemical giant Ineos, announced last month he had joined the process to buy United, who he has supported his entire life.
The Glazers are said to be looking for a sale price of £6billion, which would be a world record fee for a sports team. The club are valued at £3.2billion on the New York Stock Exchange.
Man Utd received less interest than Chelsea
According to Sky Sports journalist Solhekol, the public interest in United has not met the Glazers’ expectations, with Ratcliffe the only party to have made a public bid for the club.
Comparing last year's sale of Chelsea to the current bidding process at United, the journalist claimed: “[Chelsea] attracted a lot of people who were serious about buying Chelsea, but a lot of people as well who were looking for publicity, I think that is what’s different.
"As far as Manchester United and Liverpool are concerned, it is not as much of a sort of media circus, but there is interest in buying Manchester United, but I’ve been told that it’s not quite at the level that was expected.
“So far, the only person who’s shown their hand has been the UK businessman to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has come out and said that yes, he would like to buy Manchester United.
“But apart from that, we haven’t had anyone coming out publicly saying that they want to buy the club in the same way that we had with Chelsea."
ShehzadQureshi
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I'd like Radcliffe to own the club because he has football knowledge and a real fan of the club unlike those oil money makers who are destroying the market
haha real fan indeed. he tried to buy Chelsea didn't he? be careful what you wish for...
DonJB
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[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh] We might end up like juventus and maybe City, that's my fear. Spurs and ATM have built the best stadiums in the world without oil money
Man city is a small compare to Man utd interms of fan base so basically income will also be differ
yutcklpstu
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Yes we want those oil money to destroy the market we don’t want another people like glazer to takeover
[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh] We might end up like juventus and maybe City, that's my fear. Spurs and ATM have built the best stadiums in the world without oil money
Dillihang28Rai
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I'd like Radcliffe to own the club because he has football knowledge and a real fan of the club unlike those oil money makers who are destroying the market
we need oil money to build new infrastructure
DonJB
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I'd like Radcliffe to own the club because he has football knowledge and a real fan of the club unlike those oil money makers who are destroying the market
Yes we want those oil money to destroy the market we don’t want another people like glazer to takeover
yutcklpstu
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I'd like Radcliffe to own the club because he has football knowledge and a real fan of the club unlike those oil money makers who are destroying the market
Euphoriaa
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is too high low it down Glazer's and you will see people coming for it
Euphoriaa
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what are you saying? why would they come out when the prize (AMOUNT) is higher than Chelsea's own 🤔