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Sports finance expert Dr Rob Wilson believes Manchester United’s value could increase by a whopping $10billion over the next decade.
“The reason someone would want to buy Manchester United is because it’s probably one of the most financially successful sport properties on the planet,” Wilson told Saxo. “If you look at the UFC merger, that puts them in the region of $20billion in terms of valuation. If you start factoring in Manchester United’s global following, I don’t think it’s beyond reason if they produce success, that in the next 10 years we could see a $10billion valuation go on to United.
“The key thing with the Glazer ownership is the peculiarity of the business, because of the way they have leveraged part of the club, which creates quiddity and naturally makes it harder for them to compete in the transfer market to the extent fans would want them to give their revenue.
“Which is why they probably need a strategic investment which is what they initially set out for, or this full sale that is likely to go through. But this sort of stuff can take a year comfortably, it’s so complicated because of the leverage, the Glazers, the way the board is made up and the flotation on the New York stock exchange. I think fans have been sold a red herring that these deals can be completed quickly because they simply can’t.
“One thing we can be pretty sure of is that it’s likely to be sold, and the price is not too far out from what I anticipated, which was around six to eight billion dollars as it’s one of the biggest sport properties on the planet.”
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