Manchester United owners have apparently mortgaged Old Trafford land amid reports linking Glazers to RCB IPL bid. Publicly available filings confirm they have kept properties including land around Old Trafford stadium as security.
Manchester United’s owners have reportedly mortgaged land around Old Trafford stadium as part of a deal to borrow money that may be used to bid for the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
A government filing from the UK shows that Manchester United Football Club Limited registered a charge (a type of mortgage or security) on property including land west of Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester on 10 February 2026. This charge lists Bank of America Europe DAC as the lender.
The filing is publicly available on the UK Companies House register, the official database for company documents. It shows a registration of charge #000954890018 was created on 10 February 2026.
🚨RCB SALE UPDATE🚨
– The Glazers have used Man United as collateral to buy a cricket team worth 1.8 billion pounds. pic.twitter.com/vlIM0Ju6tU
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The charge document says the company has granted a first legal mortgage over the property, which means the bank has a first claim on the land if the club were unable to meet its financial obligations. It also says that Manchester United cannot easily sell or transfer the land without lender approval.
However, it is not yet confirmed in public documents that the loan is being taken specifically to buy RCB. That part remains based on speculations because no public statement has come from the club or the bidders.
RCB sale process begins
The
sale process for the IPL franchise RCB officially started in January this year. The global drinks company Diageo is said to be selling the franchise, and a number of investors, including foreign sports owners are preparing bids.
There have been reports suggesting that the owners of Manchester United, the Glazer family,
could be one of the groups interested in buying RCB. The valuation is estimated to be in the billion-dollar range for the franchise.
ESPNcricinfo has reported that Lancer Capital owned by Avram Glazer is one of the bidders for RCB along with Ranjan Pai-owned Manipal Group, Adar Poonawalla, who owns Serum Institute of India, Times of India Group, EQT Private Capital, Capri Global, Sanjay Govil, the US-based businessman who owns Washington Freedom in MLC and Welsh Fire in The Hundred, and the private equity firm Premji Invest.
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