# Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer claims ‘club does not need success on pitch to make money’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/manchester-united-co-owner-avram-glazer-claims-club-does-not-need-success-on-pitch-to-make-money/
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:10:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T15:22:52+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/sport/football/manchester-united-avram-glazer-success
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Glazer says United’s global brand can make money without on-pitch success.
- Commercial income reached £317 million in 2025/26.
- The club’s debt stood at £689 million in June.

## Summary

Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer said the club’s commercial value does not depend on success on the pitch, arguing that its global brand can remain strong through poor results. His remarks, made at a London sports investment conference in September and reported later, are likely to anger supporters as United struggle near the bottom of the Premier League.

United’s commercial income rose from £152 million in 2012/13 to £317 million in 2025/26, despite not winning the league since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season. Forbes ranked the club third among the world’s most valuable football teams this May, down from first place in 2018; its debt reached £689 million in June, up £52 million year on year. The article says relegation, though considered unlikely, could have serious financial consequences.

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