Manchester United is to be listed again after the football club's owners, the Glazer family, said that they wanted to raise up to £100 million (€127.3m-$155.8m) in an initial public offering in New York. The move is partly intended to reduce the famous club's debts, which were £423 million (€538.5m-$659.1m) at the end of March. However, the plan drew some criticism, because the Glazers apparently intend to set up a dual share structure that would restrict the influence of outside shareholders. The Glazer family, which also owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, acquired Manchester United in a leveraged buyout deal of £790 million (€1,005.7m-$1,230.9m) in 2005, when the club was listed on the London stock exchange. The Glazers then attempted to launch the club on the stock exchange in Singapore. Fans are grumbling that the debt issue is preventing the team from investing in its team and staff, after the loss of the Premier League title to Manchester City and its deep-pocketed owners.

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