Man Utd fans chant ‘We want the Glazers out!’ before the clash of Aston Villa
Manchester United supporters protested the continued ownership of the Glazer family ahead of Sunday’s clash with Aston Villa.
The Red Devils are in the midst of a lengthy takeover process, with Raine Group currently processing offers from Sir Jim Radcliffe, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani and a number of other interested parties seeking to make minority investments.
90min understand Ratcliffe’s latest bid technically values United at a higher price than Sheikh Jassim, although his bid is only for a majority stake in Old Trafford rather than 100% ownership.
The latter’s offer is expected to eclipse the current £5billion sales record for a sports franchise, but 90 Minutes revealed on Friday that the offer was still below Glazer’s asking price of £6billion.
There is a growing feeling among those around United that the Glazers would rather negotiate a deal with investors than divest themselves of the club entirely, which could put Ratcliffe in a favorable position before a final decision is made. But that’s an attitude that doesn’t sit well with United supporters, who have long protested and campaigned against the Glazers ownership.
Those protests continued ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match against Aston Villa, with a staged rally calling for the American family to quit the club entirely. Videos shot outside the club’s Munich Tunnel show fans loudly shouting “we want the Glazers gone, we want the Glazers gone!” while other banners they carried in the grounds read “Full Sale Only” and “Fight Greed, Against Glass”.
United’s off-field problems detracted from what was actually a promising debut season under manager Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman still has defensive and mental issues to sort out at United, but victory against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final in February was a huge step in the right direction for a club that regularly won trophies. United are also set to qualify for next season’s Champions League barring a late collapse and will play the 2023 FA Cup final with neighborhood rivals Manchester City at Wembley in early June.
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