da bet nacional： Sky Sports News presenter Tom White has revealed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s bid to buy Manchester United was for a 69% share in the club, which is the same percentage currently owned by the Glazer family.
What’s the latest on United’s ownership?
da apostaganha： Bids have arrived from Ratcliffe and from a Qatari consortium, with both interested parties expressing their desire to bring United back to the summit of football, as well as investing in the infrastructure of the club.
It has now been revealed that Ratcliffe’s bid will be for a stake high enough that the Glazers would be completely removed from the club, rather than bidding for a minority stake or joint ownership.
Speaking on Sky Sports News, White explained the latest news surrounding this revelation about the bid.
“Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s bid for the club is for 69% of Manchester United. It’s interesting because it’s exactly how much is currently owned by the Glazer family,” he stated.
“The Glazer family would not be involved if Sir Jim Ratcliffe buys the club, the Glazers would be gone completely.
“Ratcliffe may also seek to buy the rest of the shares, they’re traded on the New York Stock Exchange, but that would be in the future. For now, it’s for 69% of the club.”
Good news for United?
This is good news for United, given that if the takeover from Ratcliffe and INEOS goes ahead, then the Glazers would be completely out of the club. Indeed, there has been much anger directed towards the Glazers in their 17 years at the helm of United, and new owners who do not place debt onto the club will be happily welcomed.
With the Red Devils now unbeaten in eight games in all competitions and a top-four place looking extremely likely, it would be brilliant for Ten Hag to get new owners in ahead of the summer to potentially have a huge transfer kitty to bolster key areas.
They are targeting a star striker in particular, with Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen both linked with big-money moves to Old Trafford, and proper backing from a new owner could go a long way in their pursuit of a star forward to help propel the side towards major silverware.
Ten Hag’s side have been impressive despite only being able to add Wout Weghorst on loan as an attacking signing in the January window, and landing a star player could help them challenge for the Premier League next season.