Former Manchester United midfielder, David Beckham, is ready to have talks with potential buyers to take over the club after The Glazers announced they are ready to sell.
Beckham cannot afford to buy the Old Trafford club by himself. But he could form part of an investment consortium as prospective buyers may be keen to enlist him to boost their chances of winning the race to purchase United.
The Glazers, who bought Man United for £790million back in 2005, put the Old Trafford club on the market on Tuesday. Mirror Football understands the family is looking for as much as £8billion to sell – a fee that eclipses the £2.5bn Todd Boehly paid for Chelsea.
The Financial Times reports that Beckham’s affinity with Manchester United fans is attractive to a potential buyer who could get the former midfielder on board to help secure the club’s purchase.
Beckham has been approached by investors in the past who have been interested in purchasing Man United. These talks never progressed, but there is hope this time around given the Glazers’ announcement to sell.
In an interview with Sky Sports in May, Beckham announced “there are changes to be made and changes that are happening” at Man United.
He added: “There are not many teams to have gone through what they’ve gone through in the past few years and still [be] filling out their stadium. There will be changes.”
