Manchester United Supporters' Trust welcomes potential sale

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Manchester United fans interruption onto Old Trafford transportation to protestation against nine ownership

Manchester United fans volition person a "spring successful their step" astatine the quality the Glazer household is considering selling, says the club's supporters' trust.

The American owners announced connected Tuesday they were looking to "explore strategical alternatives".

The determination follows years of protestation from fans since the Glazers bought the nine for £790m ($1.34bn) successful 2005.

"This is bully news," said Manchester United Supporters' Trust (Must) communications manager Chris Rumfitt.

"It precise overmuch looks similar they person hung up the 'for sale' motion astir the decaying gates of Old Trafford.

"Every Manchester United instrumentality has woken up with a spot much of a outpouring successful their measurement this morning."

The club's announcement said the committee would "consider each strategical alternatives, including caller concern into the club, a sale, oregon different transactions involving the company".

It added the process "will see an appraisal of respective initiatives to fortify the club".

Rumfitt said Must would beryllium seeking an contiguous clarification of the Glazer family's intentions.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, helium added: "If that [selling the club] is not their intention, they request to wide that up beauteous rapidly and they haven't done so."

In 2012, the Glazers sold 10% of their holding via a banal listing and person sold further shares successful the pursuing years.

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, 70, said helium would beryllium interested successful buying United pursuing a Bloomberg report that the Glazer household were consenting to merchantability a number involvement but past later stated the owners had told him they did not privation to sell.

Rumfitt said Must members would "judge immoderate prospective proprietor connected their merits".

He added: "Many fans would astir apt person a penchant for a British proprietor but we are realistic. We look astatine the satellite astir america and who is buying shot clubs and successful the ample bulk of cases they are not British.

"It is astir dialog with the fans, shared ownership with the fans and concern successful the club. Wherever they travel from, that matters little to america than their willingness to perpetrate to those 3 priorities."

American concern steadfast Raine Group, who handled Chelsea's £4.25bn merchantability successful May, is exclusively advising United.

The 13-time Premier League winners person not won the rubric since 2013 and person not won a trophy since claiming the Europa League and EFL Cup successful 2017.

There person been aggregate protests against the Glazers' ownership successful caller years, including 1 successful May 2021 that caused United's location league lucifer against Liverpool to beryllium postponed.

Thousands of supporters marched to Old Trafford successful protestation successful August earlier the aforesaid fixture this season.

United were portion of the failed European Super League task that rapidly collapsed successful April 2021. United co-chairman Joel Glazer later apologised for the unrest it caused.

He has since attended fans' forums successful the aftermath of protagonist unrest and pledged to marque shares disposable to the club's followers.

Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Manchester United with contiguous effect connected Tuesday, criticised the nine ownership successful an interrogation past week - including saying the Glazer household "don't attraction astir the club" connected the sporting side.

The determination to merchantability United comes aft Liverpool president Tom Werner said Fenway Sports Group were "exploring a sale".

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