The Glazers' asking price for Manchester United has been laughed off by a football finance expert who insists "the numbers simply don't stack up."
The American owners are seeking around £6bn if they are to part ways with the Premier League club, which would be a world record figure for a sports team. There is interest from Britain's richest man, Qatar and Finland with the latest round of bidding recently closing.
Chelsea's £4.2bn takeover in the summer acted as something of a barometer for Premier League sides in the modern climate, but United want more given their global stature. Kieran Maguire however has cited Thursday's second quarter results - which reported a profit of just £6.3million and carry debt of £741m - as proof of the financial mess at Old Trafford, which makes a mockery of the Glazers' demands.
