Glazers out! It has become a rallying cry for Manchester United fans as the Red Devils‘ season keeps getting worse and worse. The opening match saw them lose 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford. However, their next game was even worse as they conceded four goals inside 35 minutes. While there are several problems at the club, the Glazers are at the forefront of the accusations from the fans. Under the owners, the club has seen a massive decline, and now reports emerge that English businessman Michael Knighton might buy the club. United signed PSV’s Tyrell Malacia, Ajax’s Lisandro Martinez and Brentford’s Christian Eriksen in the summer transfer window. However, several of their top transfer targets have continued to elude them.
Michael Knighton is currently in the process of making a hostile bid to take over the club. In an interview released on YouTube, Knighton said,” “Everyone knows that we need new ownership in this football club. That is my aim, those are objectives. We’re now working on the offer document. Remember it’s a hostile bid which means the club isn’t for sale.”
Knighton continued by stating that he would present the Glazers with a ‘legitimate, potent and proper commercial offer’. But, who is Michael Knighton? And, is he the person who could do what John Henry did at Liverpool?
Who is Michael Knighton?
Michael Knighton was born in Derbyshire in 1951. His initial dream was to become a footballer and follow in the footsteps of his great grandfather Willie Layton, a full-back who won two league titles and one FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday. His youth career was spent at Derbyshire, Everton and Coventry City before a thigh injury ended his footballing dreams.
During his college education, Knighton studied physical education at Bede College, Durham University. He would later return to St Cuthbert’s College, Durham. There he would learn Mandarin, philosophy, and politics.
🚨🔴 Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton is planning to purchase MUFC⚡️
🗣”We have an inept and frankly useless ownership who know little about this game of football”
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— FIVE (@FIVEUK) August 10, 2022
While he spent a few years as a teacher and principal of a school, he retired in 1984 to become a full-time businessman.
And five years later, he would have his first encounter with Manchester United.
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