Forget the estimated net wealth figures for the super-rich multi-billionaires.
They almost all to a man, or woman, don't have that in available cash.
Their net worth is the total value of their investments and the assets in the companies they own, not the amount of money they've got in the piggy-bank.
It's all theoretical money; what they're worth, not what they've got.
The average multi-billionaire is said to only have around 1% of that value in liquidity (actual cash available).
Even at the top of the tree, Jeff Bezos is known to only draw around $84k per year in salary. Not exactly a fortune.
He's estimated to have a total net worth of between $195 & $200 billion, but in all likelihood will only have access to a couple of $ billion that he can spend.
He wouldn't squirt his entire available personal dosh on buying anything that costly.
Image what other multi-billionaires, with smaller, but still mind-blowing fortunes, have available?
They simply couldn't afford to be spending $3 or $4 billion on a football club, unless they sell off assets, or borrow the money to do so.
Even if they wanted to buy Utd, they would almost certainly raise the funds through finance (loans) even if they had the readies in their hand.
To buy the club, you're looking at a wealthy individual, or more likely a consortium, who would have to borrow the money needed (even more debt).
Either that, or a ME state backed entity.
That's if the Glazers want to sell in the first place.
Then there has to be a business plan.
How do you service the finance costs, as well as running the business and how do you intend to grow the business to maintain its success?
If the TV revenues and sponsorships are only growing incrementally at a modest rate, that doesn't give you much room to manoeuvre.
With the ESL gone (for now, thank goodness), where is that prospect of growth coming from?
What chance of getting a decent return for your investment if the profits have to be spent elsewhere, just to keep rolling forward?
Any takers?