Not really, though I might not have been paying enough attention I suppose. There have been rumours of the Glazer kids being split on their commitment to the club since the old man croaked, but the two main brothers have always been said to be in it for the long-term as they see so much more money to be milked from the club going forward than their sister and the other one. I could only see them selling if they received a really stupidly high offer, but even for a Saudi billionaire the valuation of the club in the eyes of the Glazers would be laughable I’d think, especially given how much is needed to be spent on the stadium, squad, etc if the objective is to be competitive again.
The restricted spending the last couple of years might indicate signs that they are ready to move-on, but equally it could just be that they don’t want to spend decent money without selling players first, especially after a couple of high-spending windows under LVG and Jose, and an excessively high wage bill.
I remain to be convinced, basically.
hmmmm
yes I feel like they weren't really thinking long term the last couple of years.
the poor transfer budgets for 2 consecutive years offset this summer by sales
renewing contracts rather than paying fees
Brexit rumours and the devaluing of the pound
we've peaked financially for the next 2/3 years. Europa League money next financial year and probably the year after that.
whatever commercial penalties that brings with the likes of Adidas
i read the commercial side of the club had stagnated somewhat after huge growth over the last 10 years (not sure how true this is)
the Glazers have converted shares (that can be done with intention to sell? I'm not clear on this)
the reality is to get us back to where we need to be as an elite club is probably going to require 300m over the next couple of years - that's money from their asset
I just feel like the time is right for them to sell. They don't give a toss about the football so the only thing I could see persuading them to stay is a big deal around the corner like exclusive TV rights or something - I think there might be something in these rumours