Football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes the Glazer family's decision to consider selling Manchester United could be a sign that some of the Premier League's wealthy owners feel they have extracted as much value as they can from the competition. Todd Boehly's £2.5billion takeover of Chelsea turned heads and the Premier League's two biggest brands - Manchester United and Liverpool - are now up for sale after Anfield owners Fenway Sports Group made a similar announcement earlier this month.
Maguire, author of The Price of Football, told the PA news agency a number of factors were at work, but the failure of attempts by bigger clubs to exert more control over the game and the growing competition for Champions League places has persuaded some owners now could be the time to get out.
"Could it be said we're at maximum Premier League?" Maguire said. "That's in the sense that what owners were hoping to extract through the European Super League and also by taking control of the domestic game under Project Big Picture is no longer there.
