Fresh reports that the Glazer family have pulled out of selling Manchester United have been dismissed by Gary Neville.
The Red Devils legend believes the club’s owners are “desperate” for investment despite claims they are ready to turn down bids from both Sheikh Jassim and Jim Ratcliffe for the team.
A report in the Mail on Sunday details the Glazers’ plans to take United off the market and attempt to sell again in a few years’ time.
Both the Qatari Sheikh and Oldham-born businessman Ratcliffe have been in takeover talks for months, with their rival offers worth in the region of £5billion.
However, it is now said the Glazers want closer to £10bn with a new round of talks further down the line.
Neville is intent on seeing United sold after years of discontent between fans and the owners, and said ahead of United’s trip to Arsenal on Sunday that he remains confident the Americans will be forced to welcome new investment.
“I don’t believe the Glazers not selling/doing anything story,” he wrote on social media.
“They have to do something. They’ve run out of money and the financial situation is desperate. They need investment in. They’re also having a toxic impact on the club from the inside out.
“The negligence continues for now but I don’t think it can go on without some action on raising funds. Also who would come in as a minority alongside them with the damage it would do to their reputation.”
