{"id":629615,"date":"2023-09-20T04:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629615"},"modified":"2023-09-20T04:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:14:41","slug":"manchester-united-takeover-situation-clarified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/20\/manchester-united-takeover-situation-clarified\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Feeling Now\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Reveals Latest Update on Manchester United Takeover Saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United&#8217;s poor start to the 2023\/24 Premier League season has posed more questions on their takeover situation, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-man-utd-takeover-latest-why?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=email-half-post&amp;r=1d4b2p#play\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has now given an update on the ownership at Old Trafford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Takeover Situation Clarified<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is the Man Utd Takeover Any Closer to Happening?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano has clarified the entire situation regarding the Red Devils ownership and whether the Glazer Family is any closer to selling the club amid pressure from the fans. The journalist claims that &#8220;the feeling now is&#8221; that the parties involved are now nervous about the situation and are refusing to brief anything on the sale process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/05\/manchester-united-stock-falls-glazers-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Stocks Fall by Record Amount<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He wrote on his CaughtOffside column: &#8220;The Manchester United takeover saga continues to drag on, and all I\u2019m hearing at the moment is that the parties involved don\u2019t want to talk too much about what\u2019s going on. It\u2019s a bit surprising because things seemed pretty advanced back in March, with the expectation being that it could be done by the summer, before the transfer window, but we\u2019re at the same point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;At the moment there is nothing imminent, nothing confirmed, but the feeling of sources is that things are still happening behind the scenes of this story, so let\u2019s see. For now, things are being kept quiet and secret, but again the feeling is that things are happening.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Potential Takeover Options for Man Utd?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even though the Glazer family hinted at their willingness to sell Manchester United in a statement last year, they have yet to make a final decision despite receiving proposals from multiple parties. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/soccer\/qatars-al-thani-makes-improved-final-offer-manchester-united-times-2023-05-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to have made an offer of nearly \u00a35 billion to purchase 100% in a total takeover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/03\/manchester-united-the-glazers-message-gary-neville\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gary Neville Gives Hope to Manchester United Fans Over Glazers Selling<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Red Devils have also attracted the attention of British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/04\/29\/manchester-united-sale-sir-jim-ratcliffe-highest-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to have made a pretty lucrative offer to the Glazers. Despite many protests from fans calling for them to sell the club, the Americans have yet to accept any of the offers from the different parties.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s poor start to the 2023\/24 Premier League season has posed more questions on their takeover situation, and\u00a0Fabrizio Romano\u00a0has now given an update on the ownership at Old Trafford. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;] Manchester United Takeover Situation Clarified Is the Man Utd Takeover Any Closer to Happening? 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