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Manchester United needs new owners and fresh investment to halt years of decline and fans should be given a real say in how the club is run in future, the Supporters Trust MUST said on Wednesday.

The news of a potential sale, which broke on Tuesday, triggered jubilation and some trepidation in online chatrooms and fan forums at what the future might hold.The news of a potential sale, which broke on Tuesday, triggered jubilation and some trepidation in online chatrooms and fan forums at what the future might hold.needs new owners and fresh investment to halt years of decline and fans should be given a real say in how the club is run in future, the Supporters Trust MUST said on Wednesday.

“Any new ownership structure must embed supporters, including a degree of fan share ownership, in their operating model.” Supporters have sought a change of ownership for more than a decade and the clamour has grown louder with a lack of success on the field. “The Glazers, they don’t care about the club or professional sport. Manchester is a marketing club,” Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo said this month in an explosive interview that led to his departure.

Ratcliffe, a lifelong United fan who heads chemicals company INEOS, said last month he had contacted the Glazer family about buying United but was told the club was not for sale.

 

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