Manchester United Takeover: Who's trying to buy them & will the Glazers actually sell?

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Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

With two takeover bids on the table, will the Glazer family's 18-year reign at Manchester United finally come to an end? Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater and Laurie Whitwell to discuss the bids, the people behind them and all the issues in-between... What is the true scale of the damage inflicted on the club by the Glazers and are they even serious about selling this time? Do Manchester United actually need a sovereign wealth fund to compete with Chelsea & Manchester City and why the Premier League are powerless to stop Gulf states buying football clubs in UK. Produced by Adonis Pratsides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.4	the athletic The Athletic.
0:34.0	Two bids have been made that could bring an end to 18 years of the Glazer family ownership of
0:40.0	Manchester United.
0:42.0	Both sparked controversy, both deserve scrutiny, both have managed to
0:46.0	divide a fan base with a proud history of resisting takeovers which threaten the
0:50.8	values of the club as United Fans wrestle with the true cost of success in the Premier League in
0:55.8	2023, the League itself watches on as geopolitical battle lines are drawn in the backguard.
1:02.6	Who are the men behind these bids, the teams behind these bids,
1:09.0	does the Premier League have any power to intervene?
1:12.0	And did we learn anything from a World Cup in Qatar.
1:16.1	I'm Mark Chapman.
1:17.1	Welcome to the athletic football podcast.
1:19.6	There's still people that say to me they suspect this has been a big fishing
1:26.5	expedition. It's not necessarily a sale, it's a process and we're going forward
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