“Plainly obvious” – Former Man United player makes Glazer prediction amid takeover process

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has been vocal against the Glazer ownership at Old Trafford in recent years.

Neville, 48, believes that the reason that the American owners are stalling in the takeover process is so they can reach the end of the campaign to avoid mass fan reaction.

The Glazer family announced in November that they were looking for ‘new investment’ into the club, including the option of a takeover.

Qatari prince Sheikh Jassim and British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe are the two frontrunners in the chase and have both made numerous bids for United. They remain waiting to hear the outcome of the process.

Despite originally having a deadline at the end of April, the club are still in the hands of the Glazers and the takeover does not seem likely to occur in the next weeks.

Neville, who played 599 times for United, labelled the handling of the process as ‘unprofessional’ as he predicts that fans will have to wait even longer for a conclusion as the Glazers search to limit the outrage in case the final decision is not a popular one, suspecting that certain members of the family could be remaining at Old Trafford in some capacity.

“Plainly obvious the Glazer family aren’t going to announce anything on the ownership until the season is closed!” the former United right-back wrote in a Tweet.

“They’ve been spinning it out unprofessionally for weeks and months now. They know fan protests would have been more significant than they already have if matches were still being played and the end result of the sale process is unpopular.

“Basically, any family members staying in would be deemed unacceptable by all fans. Is this why they’re holding off?”