Zlatan Ibrahimovic has come to the aid of current Manchester United owners. In an interview with Piers Morgan, the former Manchester United striker points out the spending of the English club as an argument in favor of the owners of Manchester United.
Piers Morgan dropped the highly anticipated interview with Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. In the interview, Ibrahimovic talked about varied topics, including his wedding proposal, comparing s*x with scoring goals, and playing James Bond’s villain.
Among the topics, a few statements are picked up by Manchester United fans. The former Swedish international commented on the current owners of Manchester United in the interview. He said, “I think now in Man United, I don’t know, there are some kind of demonstrations about the owners to sell it and that, but just a reminder, the owners are investing”.
🇸🇪 Zlatan Ibrahimović on the Glazers: “I think now in Man United, I don’t know… there are some kind of demonstrations about the owners to sell it and that”.
“…but just a reminder, the owners are investing”, told @PiersUncensored. pic.twitter.com/QRaTIPdq0A
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 6, 2023
Ibrahimovic’s statement sounded supportive of the owners, the Glazer family. He further elaborated on the statement by adding, “It is not like they are not investing because they brought in many players for a high amount of money. So I think it’s a little bit wrong saying that they are not doing what the fans expect them to do, then I don’t know what the real reason is behind everything“.
🚨 If 50% of match going fans decides to walk out of an ongoing match at Old Trafford to protest around the stadium, that would send a clear and strong message to the Glazers that their time is up. Together let’s get the #GlazersOut for the freedom of our club.
I want to see… pic.twitter.com/CawhXU3880
— Young Arab ™️ (@YoungArab61) October 6, 2023
The controversial owners, the six children of Malcolm Glazer, known as the Glazer family, have been under pressure at Manchester United for over a decade for various issues. From performances on the field to a lack of investment in the squad, the stadium, and overall infrastructure.
Qatari billionaire Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group launched separate bids in the summer to buy the club from the Glazers, but both bids were rejected by the family.
The Glazers have taken $188 million from the club since 2015 as dividends
There are many arguments for the controversial statement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but the biggest one is that the former Manchester United player is confusing spending by the club with investment from the owners.
For example, Manchester United spent $217 million in the summer on the transfer market, however; all the money was generated by the English club itself. Manchester United is one of the biggest moneymakers in the world due to its stature and worldwide following.
Every football fan is united against Glazer.
• co-founders of the Super league
• invited a convicted pedo to a game
• tried to get a r4pist back into the squad
•only owners in Europes top 5 leagues to take money out
• left one of the biggest club facilities to rot pic.twitter.com/FPhcrR0OVb— Red Realist 🏴🇶🇦 #GlazersOut (@mufcredrealist) October 6, 2023
Earlier in June, Manchester United announced a projected revenue of around $777 million. The sources of revenue for these figures can be attributed to TV rights, matchday sales, global ticket memberships, and sponsorships.
All the money that United has spent in the transfer market in the last decade has been self-generated. Unlike other clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City, who are aided by their billionaire owners. The frustration of United fans stems from the fact that Galzers are among the few owners who take dividends out of the club. The family has taken out $188 million from the club since 2015 as dividends.
The fans’ demonstration is a way to force the Glazers out of the club for new ones who are willing to implement proper use of the available funds instead of extracting these meaningless dividends.