Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag believes selling the club would be a “good thing” as it seeks to compete with cash-rich Manchester City and Newcastle.
The Americans bought the club for £790 million ($1.34 billion) in 2005.
“There will be more investment opportunities, which is good,” Ten Hag said.
The Dutchman says that when he was briefed on the plan by chief executive Richard Arnold, he was reassured by what it meant.
“We talked about the culture we want, we talked about the objectives, the goals and the culture and he confirmed that it will not change,” he said.
“It will be even better because more money will be available for this project.”
Ten Hag says he has not spoken to the Glazer family about the situation, although BBC Sport understands nothing substantial will happen until the end of the festive period.
Protests against owners have become commonplace in recent months, with complaints about United’s financial situation mounting.
In their first quarter results released last week, the Glazers made the unprecedented decision not to pay themselves a dividend. However, it has also been revealed that the club now owe over £300m in unpaid transfer fees over various recent deals.
Ten Hag is more determined about the situation – he wants the funds to compete with other big Premier League clubs.
“There is a change in circumstances when you compare [the Premier League] with five or 10 years ago,” he said. “The competition is much tougher.
“Newcastle are coming, even West Ham, maybe not in the table now but they have a huge investment. Spurs definitely and I don’t need to talk about City and Liverpool or Chelsea. You can quickly count seven or eight clubs that can compete in this league.
“It’s also about strategy, not just money. But it’s clear that if you don’t have the right players and quality players, you won’t be successful and you won’t achieve the goals you set for yourself. are fixed.”
