{"id":288007,"date":"2023-09-08T15:37:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288007"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:37:55","slug":"ryan-giggs-urges-man-united-to-get-the-takeover-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ryan-giggs-urges-man-united-to-get-the-takeover-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Giggs urges Man United to &apos;get the takeover done&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ryan Giggs urges Man United to &#8216;get the takeover done&#8217; as the Glazers&#8217; sale saga rumbles on &#8211; and claims Sheikh Jassim would be a better fit than Sir Jim Ratcliffe because he&#8217;s &#8216;going to put the most money in&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The lengthy takeover saga at Manchester United is continuing to rumble on\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Club legend Ryan Giggs is concerned the process could hurt United on the pitch<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ryan Giggs has urged Manchester United to resolve the sale of the club and &#8216;get the takeover done&#8217;, insisting that the off-field saga threatens his former side&#8217;s results on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The Glazers, who have owned Manchester United since 2005, announced last November their plan to\u00a0explore investment options, including the prospect of a full sale, and have attracted bids from British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari tycoon Sheikh Jassim.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils, who lost 3-1 to Arsenal ahead of the September international break, suffered a record drop of 21 per cent earlier this week after Mail Sport reported that the Glazers had decided to take the club off the market.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the two bidders disclosed on Tuesday night that neither had been informed that the sale was off. However, the Glazer family appear no closer to a full or partial sale.<\/p>\n<p>The lengthy saga has also left the interested parties frustrated over the Glazers&#8217; uncertain stance, having been given little indication of where they stand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/15\/75219335-12496375-image-m-108_1694183957021.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Giggs has urged Man United to resolve the sale of the club and &#8216;get the takeover done&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/15\/75219339-12496375-image-a-105_1694183875366.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Glazer owners, who have been unpopular since their takeover in 2005, have still not sold the club, despite announcing their plan to explore investment options last November<\/p>\n<p>Giggs, who chalked up a record\u00a0963 during his playing days at Old Trafford, has urged his former club to &#8216;get it done&#8217;, fearing the drawn-out sale process could have a negative effect on Erik ten Hag and his players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think like anyone, all the other fans, we just want it resolved,&#8217; Giggs told Manchester United fan channel Webby &amp; O&#8217;Neill.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If there is a takeover, let&#8217;s get it done. I know there&#8217;s billions of pounds [involved] but let&#8217;s just get it done. If things weren&#8217;t too bad on the pitch, if we are winning games and trophies, then you could probably get away with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But we&#8217;re not winning games, we&#8217;re not winning trophies, and it&#8217;s just an added pressure for the players and the manager with lots of outside noise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The manager has enough to cope with on the pitch &#8211; he doesn&#8217;t need the added pressure at press conferences and being asked about takeover bids.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/15\/75219337-12496375-image-a-106_1694183878731.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Qatari tycoon Sheikh Jassim would take full control of Man United if his bid were accepted<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/15\/75219509-12496375-image-a-109_1694184155513.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s offer would see the Glazers remain as minority shareholders<\/p>\n<p>The Glazers have been unpopular figures at Old Trafford since their takeover eighteen years ago and, as a result, many fans would prefer the Qatari bid succeed because it is for a 100 per cent takeover of the club.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ratcliffe&#8217;s offer would see the Glazers remain at Old Trafford as minority shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>When asked which bidder he would prefer to take over the club, Giggs said: &#8216;It is the one that is going to make a difference and put in significant investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know who that would be but it looks like Sheikh Jassim is going to put the most money in and own it 100 per cent.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old went on to explain what he would do with the added investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/15\/75219841-12496375-image-a-110_1694184189534.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Giggs is concerned the lengthy saga will have a negative effect on Erik ten Hag and his players<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s everything,&#8217; he continued. &#8216;We need significant investment in the playing staff, the stadium and the training ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For me, it&#8217;s the best ground in the world so let&#8217;s get up to the standards of other teams and other clubs across the world. It&#8217;s the same with the training ground and the same with the playing staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The investment needs to be significant, it needs to make a difference. Preferably I&#8217;d like it to stay as it is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;From an emotional point of view, playing, fan, manager, you&#8217;d like Old Trafford to stay as it is and be improved but if that isn&#8217;t possible &#8211; Real have done theirs &#8211; that would be my first option. Have it as we are and improve it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12496375\/Ryan-Giggs-Manchester-United-takeover-saga-Glazers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ryan Giggs urges Man United to &#8216;get the takeover done&#8217; as the Glazers&#8217; sale saga rumbles on &#8211; 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