The Glazers have responded to reports that the ‘Red Knights’ are trying to oust them by saying they have no intention of selling Manchester United.
With debts mounting and alarm bells ringing following details contained within the prospectus for the recent £500million bond sale, a group of mega-rich United fans are said to be planning to make a push to buy the Old Trafford outfit themselves.
Well-known football deal maker Keith Harris – a lifelong United fan – is at the centre of the group, along with Jim O’Neill, chief economist at Goldman Sachs.
Their hope is to try to starve the Glazers of cash and persuade them to accept a deal that would net the Americans around £1billion.
That move would certainly be popular with the growing number of fans who have joined the ‘Green and Gold’ campaign.