Glazer to pursue Irish duo on club bid

US financier Malcolm Glazer is set to approach Manchester United’s two biggest shareholders to offer to buy their majority stake in the world’s richest soccer club, people familiar with the deal said yesterday.

If JP McManus and John Magnier agree to sell their 28.8% stake, then Glazer, who already owns 28.1%, will launch a tender offer for the remaining shares, they said.

“They will talk very shortly, in the next day or so,” one person said, adding there could be an announcement as soon as tomorrow.