Manchester United

The Carabao Cup winner's Glazer owners reportedly want at least $6 billion for the team, but FT analysis suggests it could be worth far less.

The FT said United's future value could be elevated by the growth of non-fungible tokens and sports betting, which is growing in the US. That's a big premium on the club's market capitalization of $3.7 billion, and its enterprise value — market cap plus net debt — of $4.5 billion. Man Utd's share price has been largely stagnant during its time on the New York Stock Exchange. [hundreds of millions of dollars of debt](https://theathletic.com/2934815/2021/11/05/explained-manchester-united-the-glazers-and-660m-of-debt/) when they acquired it in a leveraged buyout for around $800 million in 2005, while a need to invest in the club's infrastructure adds further to costs for prospective owners. [offered to help finance bids for the club](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/manchester-united-takeover-battle-elliott-hedge-fund-activist-investor-ineos-2023-2?utm_medium=ingest&utm_source=markets), per Reuters. [per The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4244941/2023/02/25/manchester-united-takeover-glazers/?access_token=11082589&redirected=1).

Rashford was played through by Wout Weghorst towards the end of the first-half and his strike took a deflection before looping over Loris Karius in the ...

Rashford and Co. Marcus Rashford has been awarded Manchester United's second goal in the Carabao Cup final Rashford is in the form of his life and has now continued his hot streak in the final at Wembley The 25-year-old is in the form of his life and has now continued this hot streak at Wembley. Marcus Rashford has been AWARDED Manchester United's second goal in the Carabao Cup final... - Marcus Rashford has been awarded Manchester United's second at Wembley

The English League Cup is a stupid waste of time, right up until it isn't. Yes, it is the least important domestic competition of any Premier League team's ...

The story that Rashford is starting to tell now is a good one. For as much as United's recent fallow period has been defined by a lack of title-race entries and trophies, it has also been marked by a lack of identity. A soccer player's celebration can only really become "signature" if he has a lot of opportunities to show it off, and Rashford has been clearing that bar lately. To watch Marcus Rashford these days is to watch a player who knows exactly what he needs to do at any given moment, and then do it in full flow. The second goal was scored by Marcus Rashford, who in doing so created a moment that mattered just as much as the victory itself. Newcastle and Manchester United both came into Sunday's final with every reason to take the game as seriously as possible.

A slide in Manchester United Plc's shares deepened Monday, leaving the English Premier League club's stock roughly a quarter below the record high set this ...

Andy Mitten was on a coach from Manchester United to Wembley for the win — this is his tale of the day.

[FA Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/fa-cup/) on Wednesday, Liverpool away on Sunday, then [Real Betis](https://theathletic.com/football/team/real-betis/). [United are back](https://theathletic.com/4250314/2023/02/26/man-utd-manchester-ten-hag/). A 26th-minute clash of heads between [Lisandro Martinez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/lisandro-martinez-lZNyZmtnsD6xHZZP/) and [Fabian Schar](https://theathletic.com/football/player/fabian-schar-g9YrAFxpR2goSCVc/) pauses play for five minutes. The delivery from [Luke Shaw](https://theathletic.com/football/player/luke-shaw-Zy2SAXAr0OEuSY7y/) deserves a mention too. And with [a manager who, with a fair wind, can take his side to be the best again](https://theathletic.com/4253919/2023/02/26/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-2/). And it’s nothing personal against him, he just happened to play for [Liverpool](https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/), though United fans did appreciate his performance in Kyiv against Casemiro, Varane and Co five years ago. [Ukraine](https://theathletic.com/football/team/ukraine/), the game starts. There’s a throwback to the 1980s with a chant of “You’re shit … There are many “Glazer Out” chants in the 63rd final of a competition recently dominated by Former [England](https://theathletic.com/football/team/england/) full-back Stuart Pearce says his stance and clothing remind him of Liam Gallagher. As the vehicles slow, a slew of coach spotters take photos of the bonanza of northern 52-seaters. “Football shirts are for football players and children,” wrote one sneering letter to a fanzine.

Manchester United (MANU) fell 13% after a report that bidders for the famed English Premier League football needed to increase their offers.

[Elliott Investment Management is said to have offered to provide financing ](https://seekingalpha.com/news/3937886-elliott-management-said-to-offer-financing-for-manchester-united-bid-reports)related to the Manchester United ( [MANU](https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MANU)) sale. [pass on a full sale of the team](https://seekingalpha.com/news/3934812-manchester-united-dips-on-report-glazers-may-not-fully-sell-club) and pursue a joint investment instead. None of these bidders have come forward publicly.

Takeover bids for Manchester United by Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe are “not high enough” for the ...

However, “none have come forward publicly.” Raising capital from minority investors would “allow the Glazers to retain control while shoring up the club’s balance sheet.” The Glazers are in "no rush to reach a decision and are under no pressure to sell.” They are “likely to make a decision by the summer, ahead of the transfer window when clubs are allowed to buy and sell players” ( The value of Ratcliffe’s bid has “not been disclosed.” The source said that the Glazers have received a "variety of proposals from other potential suitors,” including “several minority investment proposals that would allow them to raise capital at a more attractive price and retain control” of ManU. The "debt-free bid" by Sheikh Jassim is “expected to value the club at roughly” $4.5B.

There are 'no days off' for Manchester United under Erik ten Hag, as the Red Devils team have swiftly discovered following their Carabao Cup triumph.J.

I think getting a little bit of a taste of that, we want more and that’s our aim for the rest of the season. “Yeah, a big change,” said the defender. “I think obviously we don’t want to look too far,” said the United and England left-back.

Man Utds share price is down by almost 10 per cent on Monday amid concerns the Glazers will not sell; Financial Times report has calculated the club are ...

He has transformed Manchester United and it is only the start. But the process, what he wants, that is not for me. But you could make the argument that Man Utd are playing so well at the moment, winning trophies again, is this a good time to sell? It's been a brilliant last few months." "They have a spirit and a fight. "Maybe the clever thing to do is hold onto the club, but just sell a small stake, and use the money from that to invest into redeveloping the stadium and the training ground."

Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS have both confirmed their separate bids for the Premier League club, but Telegraph Sport ...

The Athletic Forbes last valued the club at $4.6 billion. [reported](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/manchester-united-bids-may-not-be-high-enough-to-convince-glazers-to-sell/ar-AA17WWFm) that the bids would need to be larger in order for the Glazers to sell.

Manchester United ended their six-year trophy drought at Wembley on Sunday to continue a season of rejuvenation under Erik ten Hag that could theoretically ...

The fact that Smalling comes with a free price tag means his signature may be coveted by other clubs in Europe as expiration of his contract in the summer nears. Ibañez, who joined Roma in 2021 when Smalling also turned his loan move from United permanent, is 3rd overall with a 92.0 challenge grade on the left-side of the back three. The benefit of Smalling to Roma’s defense is taken further by the efficiency of Ibañez and Mancini. Cristante is one of only three midfielders to have earned a grade over 80.0, ahead of Lecce’s Morten Hjulmand (82.9) and Juventus’ Adrien Rabiot (80.0). Last week, Mourinho said ‘he is a fantastic player and is doing amazing for us’ after Roma progressed through to the Europa League Round of 16 by seeing off Salzburg 2-1 on aggregate. But one of those players, Chris Smalling, has taken command of Mourinho’s defense in much the same way in Serie A with AS Roma. Those calls were faint and, in the end, neither Tomori nor Smalling were selected. There is, though, still Champions League qualification spots up for grabs and Roma are well positioned to do so a year on from At the same point in 2016/17, they had kept nine and did so with the likes of Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind as their center-backs. What has underpinned United’s turnaround has been ten Hag setting things right at the back, signing Lisandro Martinez from Ajax to give Raphaël Varane a new center-back partner. Mourinho very rarely deviated from a formation not comprised of a back four during his time in the Premier League, but he has pivoted to a back three at Roma where Smalling has been a leader alongside Roger Ibañez and Gianluca Mancini. He and club captain Antonio Valencia were the only players to start in both the Carabao Cup and Europa League finals for Mourinho, and now at the age of 33 Smalling has shown he is not over the hill yet in his career.

The team's owners reportedly want at least $6 billion to sell United, but a new study suggests that the club is worth around $1.6 billion instead.

So far, a billionaire chief exec of a petrochemical producer, Jim Ratcliffe, as well as Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani have formally expressed interest in bidding for the club. However, United's future valuation could rise from other revenue streams like non-fungible tokens, the report said. The news publication reviewed cash flow, earnings multiples of previous sales of various clubs, and revenues compared with competitors to determine its fair value. Prospective bidders have been lining up to buy the company with multibillion-dollar offers. The club's owners, the Glazer family, reportedly want at least $6 billion, per - However, the team's owners want at least $6 billion, per The Athletic.

He may only have come off the substitutes' bench in the 88th minute, but when the final whistle sounded, few celebrated Manchester United's Carabao Cup ...

In a key 10 days of their season in February, they defeated Leeds United and Leicester City in the league, knocked Barcelona out of the Europa League playoffs and won their first trophy since 2017. "Before the World Cup, we had great fight, great spirit, but we didn't really put in the actions that the manager wanted. Obviously, I'm a footballer who wants to play games, and I want to lead the boys out in the tunnel at the start of the game, of course. "I'm a footballer who wants to play games; I always want to contribute to the team. This is Manchester United — we want to win trophies, big trophies, and to do that, you need big competition for places. "Like I said, I'm club captain, and my main job is to move this club forward, to bring success back. We've got a good squad now, good competition for places, and the manager's obviously had a big impact with the style of play, what he wants, the demands that he brings." 2 - Erik ten Hag has won both of his Premier League home games against teams starting the day in the top three of the table (3-1 v Arsenal, 2-0 v Spurs). "When I first came to this club, we felt like we'd turned a corner and then we had a bad season, and things changed again," he said. That partnership of two World Cup winners has been a game-changer for United, giving the defence a crucial combination of strength, steel, pass-mastery and pace, and leaving Maguire stuck in a back-up role. Taking him out of the firing line became a bold call Ten Hag was obliged to make. The world's most expensive defender, who turns 30 seven days after the final at Wembley Stadium, had previously been a nearly-man in the pursuit of major trophies.

Like Bryan Robson 30 years ago, the Manchester United club captain knows he is on borrowed time, but that did not stop him enjoying the moment.

“The manager speaks to me daily, he really respects me and believes that I am a top centre-half with all the attributes to play in his team. “I am a footballer who wants to play games and I want to lead the boys out of the tunnel at the start. But I also understand this is part and parcel of football when you play at the top level and you have got huge competition for places. “The lads who are playing and starting … It is never a bad thing to be mentioned in the same context as Robson, but for Maguire maybe it is in this instance. And the trophy lift came as one half of a double act alongside Bruno Fernandes, who had captained the team at the outset. His family were in the stands and the victory had gone some way to making up for the disappointment of his other final with United – the I am club captain and my main job is to move this club forward and to bring success back and this has been part of it. Robson was 36 and no longer an automatic pick when the first was won. But this was neither the full story for him nor how he would have imagined it when he Weghorst started the game, helped to set up the second goal and if goals are not going in for him personally – he has one in 12 United appearances – but the team are flying he would take that all day long. [a January loanee from Burnley](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/13/manchester-united-sign-netherlands-forward-wout-weghorst-loan), had an old-school United scarf over his club tracksuit and a red cap in hand.

As the Manchester United players appeared on the balcony at Wembley stadium to collect the Carabao Cup after their 2-0 victory in the final over Newcastle ...

United’s triumph was not particularly attractive, but the players found a way to win and secure the club’s first trophy for six years. At half-time the United manager took off Dalot, deciding that having already been shown a yellow card, he represented too much of a risk. It was Ten Hag’s side who looked more likely to score again, and they should have actually extended their lead when they twice broke away in the second half, but Karius saved from Rashford and Bruno Fernandes. A final is not the place to play your best football, it is only a place to win, and it proved that in Ten Hag United now have a genuine winner as their manager. Ten Hag has many of the same traits as his legendary predecessor: the emphasis on discipline, the focus on character and resilience, a seemingly unquenchable thirst to win, and the ability to manage and control games. As the Manchester United players appeared on the balcony at Wembley stadium to collect the Carabao Cup after their 2-0 victory in the final over Newcastle on Sunday they were each greeted with a large cheer from their jubilant supporters.

What else can Manchester United achieve in a season that is shaping up nicely for manager Erik ten Hag.

“It is a process, we want to be here on a regular basis,” Howe said. “First you have to win the first one and that is what we did today," Ten Hag said. Next up is West Ham in the FA Cup in the fifth round, with league leader Arsenal and holder Liverpool already eliminated. As trophies go, the League Cup is a modest prize for a club that won it all under iconic former manager Alex Ferguson. Ten Hag needed just 10 months to deliver his first trophy as United manager and end a six-year silverware drought for the 20-time English champion. “We are still in three competitions and we have the chance to win more trophies," United goalkeeper David de Gea said.

Carabao Cup final showed Erik ten Hag is capable of bringing success, but it also brought ownership into sharp focus.

It was a Wembley final like they used to be, not a game for the ages, but one with enough incident to hold the attention, to provide triggers for future memories. That contributes to a sense of a game on the brink. The extent to which he is acting as an individual rather than as a representative of the Qatari state will be up to football’s administrators to determine. Nothing is constant, but the inevitability of change does not mean it is necessarily good. Journalists who have raised questions about sportswashing, about clubs that have stood at the centre of their communities for more than a century being used by foreign powers, were verbally abused at Wembley on Sunday. The fallibility of the contenders means there is a proper title race with twists and turns. Their resources mean these occasions should become increasingly common, that it shouldn’t be another 24 years before they are in another but, for now, a final is an event to be experienced to the greatest possible degree: it may still be a once-in-a-lifetime event. It wouldn’t be hard to portray this as a golden age for English football, but Sunday art Wembley was also representative of the impending sense of doom. Newcastle are majority-owned by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. Success is more familiar for Manchester United, but it had been six years since they had won a trophy and, anyway, this seems different. Here’s the bit when Antony jinked about a bit and got fouled. Finally, a decade after Sir Alex Ferguson retired, they have a leader capable of initiating a period of prolonged success.

This was more than just the 90 minutes, it was everything. Manchester United v Newcastle United - Carabao Cup Final Photo by Julian Finney/Getty ...

The hurt will linger for a while but this isn’t a one-off and that’s the feeling Newcastle supporters are clinging to. This could ignite a fire in the squad to finish the season strongly... He will now go back to the football wilderness, only this time not as bruised and battered. The Magpies were bright in the early stages but it was Manchester United who took the lead when the clock hit 33. It’s a beautiful sight, and what captured those raw emotions most were the flag displays towards the end of the game. Newcastle will be back, and they won’t have to wait twenty-four years this time.

Sunday's Carabao Cup win was United's first silverware since 2017.

On Sunday, Casemiro headed United in front in the 33rd minute of the final at Wembley Stadium against Newcastle and Sven Botman's own-goal made it 2-0 in ...

Additional souvenirs may be presented with the consent of the Management Committee but shall be at the cost of the requesting Club.” Manchester United on Sunday ended their 6-year trophy drought when they defeated Newcastle United 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup in Wembley. Meanwhile, Ronaldo was seen attending the Jake Paul’s boxing match vs Tommy Fury at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday night.