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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag believes the sale of the club would be a \u201cgood thing\u201d as he looks to compete with cash-rich Manchester City and Newcastle.<\/p>\n
Last month, United\u2019s owners the Glazer family\u00a0announced they were considering selling the club\u00a0as they \u201cexplore strategic alternatives\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Americans bought the club for \u00a3790m ($1.34bn) in 2005.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere will be more investment possible which is good,\u201d said Ten Hag.<\/p>\n
The Dutchman says when he was informed of the plan by chief executive Richard Arnold, he was reassured by what it meant.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spoke about the culture we want, we spoke about objectives, goals and the culture and he confirmed it won\u2019t change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be even better because more money will become available for this project.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ten Hag says he has not spoken to the Glazer family about the situation, although BBC Sport understands nothing substantive is likely to happen until the festive period is over.<\/p>\n
Demonstrations against the owners have become commonplace over the past few months, with complaints growing about the financial state of United.<\/p>\n
In their first quarter results revealed last week, the Glazers took the unprecedented step of not paying themselves a dividend. However, it was also revealed the club now owe more than \u00a3300m in unpaid transfer fees on various recent deals.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag is more single minded about the situation \u2013 he wants the funds to compete with the Premier League\u2019s other leading clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a change in circumstances when you compare [the Premier League] with five or 10 years ago,\u201d he said. \u201cThe competition is much tougher.<\/p>\n
\u201cNewcastle are coming, even West Ham, maybe not now in the table but they have huge investment. Spurs definitely and I don\u2019t need to talk about City and Liverpool or Chelsea. You can quickly count seven or eight clubs that can compete in this league.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also about strategy not just money. But it\u2019s clear that when you don\u2019t have the right players and quality players you will not be successful and achieve the targets you set.\u201d<\/p>\n
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