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- Bookies now go 11/8 that the first bid to acquire a controlling stake of Manchester United will be accepted this year
- Odds suggest that it's going to be next year at the earliest that we see the Glazers sell the club
- Man United now 11/1 to win the Premier League this season
Bookies now go 11/8 that the first bid to acquire a controlling stake of Manchester United will be accepted this year
Betting odds are drifting even further to 11/8 for the takeover of Manchester United to happen this year with no signs of an agreement being made by the Glazer family.
Latest reports from The Sun though say that the club are "convinced" that a deal will be done by November for the club to be sold to Qatari Sheikh Jassim.
Bookmakers now though have drifted the odds further from 7/5 for a potential takeover to happen this year to 11/8 with the chance slowly getting lower.
The latest odds from Smarkets suggest that there's a 42.1% chance of the takeover happening this year despite those new reports saying it will happen in November.
| When will Manchester United's takeover happen? | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11/8 | 42.1% |
| 2024 or later | 2/5 | 71.4% |
What the expert says..
Odds suggest that it's going to be next year at the earliest that we see the Glazers sell the club
We're nearly 9 months on from the Glazer family first announcing that Manchester United is for sale and months of negotiations with potential buyers has gone nowhere.
The race to takeover at Manchester United has seemingly boiled down to Sheikh Jassim and British businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe in a two horse race.
The odds now give an implied probability of 71% that the takeover of the club doesn't happen until 2024 at the earliest with 2024 or later odds-on at 2/5 in the market.
Man United now 11/1 to win the Premier League this season
Erik Ten Hag's Manchester United side are 11/1 to win the Premier League this season with a big transfer window putting them in a good position ahead of the new campaign.
Manchester City are odds-on favourites to win the league at 8/11 with Pep Guardiola's men coming off the back of an historic treble-winning season last year.
Their main rivals for the title were Arsenal and Mike Arteta's team beat Man City in the Community Shield on Sunday and that could be a market for the new season.
| Premier League Winner 23/24 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Man City | 8/11 | 57.9% |
| Arsenal | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Liverpool | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Man Utd | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Chelsea | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Newcastle | 14/1 | 6.7% |
