American owners of Manchester United said on Friday that the English soccer group is not for sale after the press speculations that reported an offer from the Qatar royal family.
“There was no discussion, Manchester United (MU) is not for sale and the owners do not take into account any offer, “he said in a statement Glazer family, who announced that “is committed for the long term” with the English club. Manchester United was bought by the Glazer family in 2005.
In January of this year, Sunday Times newspaper claimed that the negotiations between the owners of MU and an investment group controlled by the royal family of Qatar have failed because the Americans demanded too much money. Speculation has been resumed earlier this month, the newspaper “Daily Express” claimed that the Glazer family is close to reaching an agreement to sell the Old Trafford soccer club to Qatar Holdings in exchange for 1.6 billion Pounds (1.9 billion Euros).