Glazer would consider hostile bid

US financier Malcolm Glazer would consider making a hostile bid for Manchester United if talks over a friendly £800 million (€1.1 billion) approach fall through, sources close to the process said yesterday.

“If the bid is rejected, he could take the offer straight to shareholders,” one of the sources said, although he stressed Glazer’s aim was to get a recommendation from United’s board.

Mr Glazer has told United’s board he is prepared to pay 300 pence in cash to buy the 15-times British soccer champion, but the two sides are locked in talks and are yet to agree a deal, the source said.