Fans group seek to buy shares to thwart Glazer

A MANCHESTER United fans group that owns 5% of the club’s shares will press ahead with plans to stop Malcolm Glazer buying the club.

Shareholders United, which has 28,000 small investors in the club, has engaged financial advisers to put together a deal to secure enough shares to stop the American’s takeover going through.

It also threatened to boycott Man U’s merchandise and to send a message to Mr Glazer that he was not wanted.