The news comes amid reports that Glazer has acquired the 75% shareholding in the company that will allow him to take control of the publicly listed football club.
Glazer needed to secure a 75% share in Manchester United to allow him to take charge. This morning the Reuters news agency reported he had achieved that.
Reuters quoted a source close to the deal saying that the billionaire US sports tycoon now had the additional shares he needed to take Manchester United private and delist its shares.
"We're through 75%," the source told Reuters.
Brand Finance, which specialises in evaluating brands, says that Manchester United's brand -- defined as the trademark and associated goodwill -- is worth 拢225m. This valuation is based mainly on commercial actvities off the pitch, including its 拢303m, 13-year deal with Nike and 拢36m four-year deal with Vodafone.
With the majority of Manchester United's value made up of intangible assets, the consultancy estimates that the brand represents 35% of the total acquisition price. This estimate would make 拢700m a fair price to pay for Manchester United. But Glazer is paying 拢790m for the club.
However, the consultancy said that the brand could be worth 拢1bn over the next three years, if it can be exploited further in markets such as the US and China.
Manchester United is considered the biggest sports brand in the world, followed by the New York Yankees, which the English club has commercial ties with.
Separately, the Premier League chief Richard Scudamore has said that it would be almost impossible for Glazer to break out of the collective television deal -- a move he could make in an attempt to boost profits.
Football fans protested over the weekend against Glazer's deal, including at Manchester United's game against Southampton on Sunday, where three fans were arrested.
In the US, Glazer owns the American Football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he is reported to have increased ticket prices for games every year since he bought the club in 1995.
Manchester United supporters are concerned that he will also look at the club simply as a cash cow, a raise prices for tickets and food and drink at Old Trafford.
While some fans have threatened a boycott and have torn up their season tickets in protest, the club has 10-year waiting lists, and an increase in ticket prices is unlikely to result in empty seats at the club's Old Trafford stadium.
This Saturday, the team will line up against Arsenal at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium to play the final of the FA Cup. Further protests against Glazer are expected at the game.
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