Glazer recovering after stroke

Monday, 24, Apr 2006 08:14

Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer has left hospital after suffering a stroke on Easter Sunday.

The 78-year-old was admitted to a hospital in Cleveland last week but doctors expect him to recover after a course of rehabilitation.

His speech remains impaired and he is unable to use his right leg but his sons insist that mentally he has come through the attack without any lasting damage.

The American tycoon bought Manchester United for £790 million in May 2005 and has been subjected to relentless abuse from sections of the United support ever since.

The health of the Old Trafford boss should have no direct impact on United since it is the sons Joel, Avi and Bryan who are charged with looking after the Glazers' interests within the club.

One of his sons Joel said: "On behalf of the entire Glazer family, I want to thank everyone at the Cleveland Clinic for their outstanding care.

"My father's spirits are high and doctors expect his condition to improve with rehabilitation."

Malcolm Glazer now owns 98 per cent of the shares in Manchester United as well as a controlling interest in American football team Tamper Bay Buccaneers.