MANCHESTER UNITED have to pay back a staggering £1.1BILLION of debt in the next nine years. (go back to the homepage) And unless Malcolm Glazer and his family can refinance their borrowing or take drastic action, financial experts believe they are facing meltdown. The controversial Americans could be forced to off-load top players, starting with Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid. Or they might have to sell the club to one of a number of potential new owners waiting in the wings. A Chinese consortium that was willing to pay £1billion for United two years ago is still interested while another group from Qatar is also watching developments at Old Trafford. City analysts with connections to United fans' pressure groups have uncovered startling detail in accounts published this week by the club and its holding companies. The Glazers will have to repay £75m in 2013, £150m in 2014, £150m in 2015, £150m in 2016 and a final payment of £600m in 2017. The financial analyst told Sport of the World: "For the first time the accounts show the debt repayments that are due over the next nine years. "The Glazers will obviously try to re- finance but that is not going to prove easy in the current global financial crisis. "That could mean having to raise funds and could see the sale of players like Ronaldo against the wishes of the manager. Or they could sell the club for in excess of £1billion which would still give them a healthy profit." United's finances are being monitored by supporters' action groups who have campaigned constantly since the Glazers paid over £800million for the club in 2005. The takeover was financed with loans and the current debt stands at £699m - £518m of it secured against the club and its assets. The bleak financial forecast contrasts sharply with United's trading figures. For 2007-08, the club's turnover increased to a record £256m to generate club profits of £66m - but these were wiped out by interest repayments on debts of £68.8m. A spokesman for the Glazers declined to comment.