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Red Devils brush aside Qatari links

Source: AFP | March 29, 2014, Saturday | Print Edition

REPORTS that former Manchester United star David Beckham is to front a Qatari buy-out of the faltering English champion have been dismissed as “rubbish” by the club.

According to reports, ex-England captain Beckham and fellow former United players Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt — all members of the celebrated ‘Class of 92’ that came through the club’s youth system — had met to discuss the idea of getting involved in a US$3 billion takeover by the Qatari royal family.

Beckham played for Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain before retiring last season.

However, United officials said they were unaware of any takeover bids and that, in any event, the current owners, the US-based Glazer family, had no interest at all in selling the club.

One takeover that is going ahead, however, is the purchase of non-league Salford by Giggs, Scholes, Butt and the Neville brothers. Salford, near Manchester, was home to The Cliff, United’s training ground until 2000 and the place where the ‘Class of 92’ took their first steps in professional football.

Currently, Salford plays in the Evo-Stik First Division North, the eighth tier of English football.

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