{"id":291228,"date":"2023-09-04T15:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291228"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:34:36","slug":"gary-neville-savages-the-glazers-for-treating-man-united-like-a-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/gary-neville-savages-the-glazers-for-treating-man-united-like-a-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville SAVAGES the Glazers for treating Man United &apos;like a toy&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Gary Neville savages the Glazers for treating Man United &#8216;like a TOY&#8217; and claims &#8216;it&#8217;s just a game for them&#8217;&#8230; but he is confident they WILL sell despite threat to remove club off the market<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gary Neville has again taken aim at Manchester United&#8217;s maligned ownership\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Glazer family are set to remove the club from the market in a dramatic U-turn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A furious Gary Neville has once again ripped into Manchester United&#8217;s controversial ownership and accused the Glazer family of treating the club like a &#8216;toy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>As exclusively reported by <span>Mail Sport<\/span>, the Glazers are set to remove United from the market, having failed to generate bids close enough to their anticipated asking price. Unsurprisingly, the dramatic U-turn has generated fury among the fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>The family made it known last November that they were open to offers for either 100 per cent of the club, or a partial sale that left them with a sizeable stake. Just two serious bidders, Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, have emerged, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lengthy saga has also left the interested parties frustrated over the Glazers&#8217; uncertain stance, having been given little indication of where they stand.<\/p>\n<p>And Neville, who has been particularly outspoken over United&#8217;s gradual drift in recent years, issued a fresh attack on the Glazers after the 3-1 defeat by Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/14\/75042467-12478983-image-a-110_1693835981554.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s divisive Glazer owners are set to remove the club from the market<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/15\/75042053-12478983-Gary_Neville_has_criticised_the_running_of_the_club_and_says_the-m-112_1693835999902.jpg\" height=\"538\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville has criticised the running of the club and says the Glazers treat it like a &#8216;toy&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/14\/74996367-12478983-Sheikh_Jassim_was_the_other_serious_bidder_to_emerge_though_his_-a-91_1693834298731.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Jassim was just one of two serious bidders to actively look to seal a mega takeover<\/p>\n<p>He is, however, confident that they will ultimately sell up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s just a game for them, they think it&#8217;s a toy!&#8217; Neville raged on the latest edition of his Sky podcast. &#8216;Of course they&#8217;re going to sell. They&#8217;re desperate for money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They can&#8217;t even compete on FFP [Financial Fair Play] anymore. Man Utd are talking like a midtable club when it comes to the transfer market. Man Utd turn over \u00a3500million, one of the highest revenue generating clubs in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Chelsea, Arsenal can sign big players, Man Utd are scrambling around on FFP. I know they&#8217;ve had losses on Covid and that could be thrown as an excuse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Today was a fantastic game but it won&#8217;t change the fact that they&#8217;ve got owners of one of the biggest clubs in the world who are messing around with the football club and I&#8217;m not going to stop talking about it because it&#8217;s a massive problem.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supporters attribute much of United&#8217;s stark decline over the past decade to the much-maligned Americans, who are blamed for a lack of success and investment in infrastructure &#8211; neglect that has left Old Trafford in desperate need of renovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/15\/75042049-12478983-Sir_Jim_Ratcliffe_also_lodged_bids_ranging_in_the_billions_but_h-m-114_1693836027181.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe also lodged bids ranging in the billions but has so far been unsuccessful<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/14\/74996369-12478983-A_sit_in_protest_by_United_fans_was_held_at_Old_Trafford_last_we-a-92_1693834313168.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United supporters staged a recent sit-in protest in a bid to convince the Glazers to sell up<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span> revealed how at one point Sheikh Jassim&#8217;s camp bypassed US merchant bankers Raine, who were placed in charge of the sale process last year, to deal directly with the Glazers. The situation has failed to progress, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A source believes the logic for taking United off the market now is that the family will try to sell again in 2025, when they hope they may attract more bidders.<\/p>\n<p>United supporters held a sit-in protest at Old Trafford after their victory over Nottingham Forest and urged the Glazers to sell. Nevertheless, they were ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Boss Erik ten Hag has been backed by the owners, who hope he can deliver major silverware over the next couple of seasons, which would boost the sale price.<\/p>\n<p>After the international break, United will return to action against Brighton.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12478983\/Gary-Neville-Glazers-Man-United-TOY-sell-remove-club-market.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville savages the Glazers for treating Man United &#8216;like a TOY&#8217; 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