The
Manchester United takeover saga has taken another twist with rumours that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is preparing a £900million bid for the club.
Reports suggest Malcolm Glazer would consider selling his stake in the club should Sheikh Mohammed, who was linked with a bid for the
Old Trafford outfit back in 2003, table the reported bid.
A source close to Glazer told The Guardian: "From the perspective of the
Manchester United board, if someone is putting together an offer, they would be obliged to consider it.
"If someone offered a higher price, the board would have to consider it and perhaps recommend it. Glazer would have to trump it or accept it, make a profit and disappear. Our other option would be to sit tight and block it because we have a big stake."
United have spent the last year trying to fend off Glazer, who has since put an £800m bid on the table.
However, early indications are that Shareholders United would prefer Sheikh Mohammed to Glazer if they had to chose between the club's two suitors.
Vice-chair Oliver Houston is quoted as saying: "We don't think it would be healthy to have any single owner.
"But from what we hear about Sheikh Mohammed, he would be the gentleman to Glazer's scoundrel."
