Neville urges Glazers to sell their Manchester United stake

Gary Neville has urged Manchester United’s majority owners, the Glazer family, to sell their entire stake, arguing that the club’s debt, stadium plans and prolonged football struggles make a change in ownership necessary. The former United captain made the call on the Stick to Football podcast, but his demand does not mean a sale is underway. Neville said the club had about £1.2 billion in debt and had spent £1.4 billion on players over the previous 15 years, a figure he said ranked just below Manchester City’s spending. He argued that borrowing had restricted the club and criticised the Glazers over the state of the stadium and the prospect of borrowing to build a new one. Those financial figures and criticisms were Neville’s claims in the discussion. He also faulted the owners for what he described as years of poor football results and for placing responsibility for football operations with INEOS. The Glazers remain Manchester United’s majority owners after selling a minority stake to Jim Ratcliffe in 2024; INEOS controls the club’s football operations, according to the reports. The ownership debate comes as United struggle on the pitch. The team had gone eight matches...