Football: Lerner ups Villa stake
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American billionaire Randy Lerner is close to completing his Aston Villa takeover by increasing his shareholding to 89.69%.
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LONDON: Manchester United said on Tuesday US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer had lifted his stake in the worldâs richest soccer club to 27.
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The US sports tycoon, Malcolm Glazer, has raised his stake in Manchester United from around 19% to a little over 25%. The purchase is not necessarily a prelude to a bid for overall control of the club bid according to one of his associates.
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American business tycoon Malcolm Glazer has launched another Â£17million raid on Manchester United on Monday. Glazer, who on Friday splashed out Â£45million to take his stake in the Old Trafford club to 25.
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Aston Villa sign West Ham striker Marlon Harewood, who agrees a three-year deal at Villa Park.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer&#39;s shares in Manchester United rose by 30 percent Friday, meaning he now owns more than a quarter of the world&#39;s richest soccer club.
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Britain's Manchester United Plc said on  Tuesday U.S. financier Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in  the world's richest soccer club to 27.63 percent from 25.3  percent, heightening speculation that he could bid for the  team.
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Glazer, who on Friday spent Â£45 million to take his stake in the Old Trafford club to 25.3%. has bought another six million shares in United, offering a further indication that he is not about to back down from his desire to take control.
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Malcolm Glazer spent about 66 million pounds ($81.1 million) since Friday raising his stake in Manchester United Plc to 28.11 percent, indicating he still wants control of the world&#39;s biggest soccer club by revenue.
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LONDON: US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United Plc to 27.63% from 25.3%, the Premier League club said yesterday, heightening speculation that he will bid for them.
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Derby manager Paul Jewell expects to sign Argentinian striker Emanuel Villa from UAG Tecos this week.
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Chris Sutton signs for Aston Villa until the end of the season.
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JP Morgan, the investment bank advising Malcolm Glazer, today said its client had raised his stake in Manchester United to 28.11%, putting the American within touching distance of the holding he would need to launch a takeover bid.
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US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United to 25.3 per cent, boosting speculation he plans to bid for the world&#39;s richest soccer club.
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American businessman Malcolm Glazer has moved closer to a takeover bid for England&#39;s storied soccer club Manchester United. The owner of the NFL&#39;s Tampa Bay Buccaneers upped his stake in the
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American tycoon Randy Lerner became the new chairman of Aston Villa after assuming full control following the purchase of almost 90 percent of the club shares.
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Another billionaire NFL owner is set to take over an English soccer club. Cleveland Browns' owner Randy Lerner put in a $118.8 million bid Monday to buy Aston Villa, one of the oldest clubs in English soccer. Last year, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer took over Manchester United, one of the world's most popular soccer teams.