‘World class’ star open to Manchester United move had concerns over Glazers ownership

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Manchester United used to be a club who stars jumped at the chance to sign for. Not where they look for excuses not to.

Harry Kane made the move to sign for Bayern Munich this summer, after weeks of links to Manchester United.

According to The Athletic, Harry Kane was open to a Manchester United move, however, concerns over the Glazer ownership and protracted on-off takeover saga was a big red flag for him.

The report states: “He was open to moving up to Manchester but he also made enquiries about the state of the club and was not sure it was the right place for his next step, especially amid the uncertainty over their ownership.”

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Worrying for Manchester United

Manchester United were able to attract players this summer, and that will always endure. Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund, Sergio Reguilon, Mason Mount, and Sofyan Amrabat all jumped at the chance to play for the club and turned down multiple offers elsewhere.

But to learn that a player of Harry Kane’s quality, a striker regarded as ‘world class’ by Erik ten Hag, The MEN, had significant concerns relating to the takeover situation, and lack of clarity, is certainly concerning to hear.

The worst part of it, is that Kane’s worries are legitimate. Nobody knows the direction of the club off the pitch, and it is impacting everybody from staff, to managers, to players.

Former star Rio Ferdinand this week hit out at the Glazers as ‘disgraceful’, lamenting the lack of communication from the owners.

Glazers involved in ‘no deal’

Another aspect of the report also mentioned the Glazers in relation to the Harry Kane deal.

Manchester United did not actually bid for Harry Kane. The Athletic report Joel Glazer was involved in ‘vetoing’ a deal.

Despite Ten Hag’s admiration of the player, “Co-owner Joel Glazer and chief executive Richard Arnold decided going for Kane was not a reasonable use of resources when factoring in his age.”

Manchester United may be very happy with Rasmus Hojlund, and some would agree with the view Daniel Levy would never have sold Kane to United. However, we will never know.

What we do know, is Manchester United will be better off without the Glazers.