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October 22, 2019 | Empowerment

Manchester United executive order vice-chairman Ed Woodward believes the Glazer family have no plans to sell the clubamid rumours about a possible takeover bid against the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Woodward and the Glazer family have come under increasing stress with United discovering themselves 13th in the Premier League after nine games. Their team position follows a complete summer-spend of 143.1m for the club, which has been used to obtain Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire along with Daniel James. Reports have suggested that Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is ready to pay in excess of #3bn to buy United, but Woodward insists that the Glazers – who took over possession of the team – are still all currently heading nowhere. “Based on what I see, they’re in it to the long-term,” Woodward told the United We Stand fanzine. “With respect to provides or requesting prices, my understanding is there have been no talks for a price for the club or anything else like that. Every conversation we have is based on the long term ” Ahead of United’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday, the executive vice-chairman hit back at criticisms over recruiting policies and the club’s financial debts and defended the decision to appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as director. Woodward remained in the U.K to assist conduct transfer organization, as opposed to join with United for their 2019 pre-season excursion, as he vowed funds to Solskjaer to help rebuild United’s group after a”turbulent season”. “The debt is now a long term, structured and similar to some other soccer clubs,” he further added. “It’s a fixed amount for a set length of time which contributes to it being rather cheap to support. “It is just under two per cent of the annual revenue each year, so it doesn’t really have any effect on people.” Read more: http://midriks.com/man-city-women-1-0-man-utd-women-caroline-weir-seals-historic-derby-win/

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