Deals
Manchester United’s Price Tag May Set ‘Landmark’ for Football
- The Glazer family is considering a sale after 17 years
- Travails on the pitch mask what’s still a coveted asset
The Old Trafford Stadium, the home of Manchester United Football Club.
Photographer: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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It’s been roughly a decade since Manchester United FC were the kings of English football, much to the consternation of its fans and schadenfreude of rivals. Yet the lack of recent success may be of little matter to a buyer.
The American Glazer family that owns what’s arguably still England’s biggest club is looking for an investor and might be prepared to sell up. They are in the market for a deal that values Manchester United at about £5 billion ($6 billion), Bloomberg News reported in August.