Shares of Manchester United PLC fell 13% on Monday after a report mentioned the Glazer household was assured of securing an funding that will enable them to stay as homeowners of the British soccer membership.
The household additionally expects the funding to assist them double the worth of the membership over the following 10 years, ESPN reported, citing a supply.
Manchester United didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
The Glazers started choices together with new funding or a possible sale of the membership in November, 17 years after they purchased the 20-time English champion for 790 million kilos ($977.31 million).
US non-public fairness agency Carlyle Group Inc was in talks a couple of “major” funding because the public sale of the Premier League soccer membership entered its ultimate phases, Sky News reported on Saturday.
A small portion of the membership’s shares is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The market capitalization was about $3.6 billion as of Friday’s shut.
