Manchester United managing director David Gill has accused French club Le Harve of insulting the club in the increasingly bitter row over 16 year old midfielder Paul Pogba. Le Harve, which hasgone on a media offensive in the past few days accusing United of poaching the player, is yet to officially complain to the world governing body FIFA.
“It is an insult by Le Havre to suggest that Manchester United and the employees of Manchester United have paid the players’ parents and bought the parents a house,” said Gill.
“We will not accept the good name of Manchester United being trawled around on websites and the press to say that we have done these things which we are not allowed to do and we would never do. We’ve done everything, we think, by the book.”
United yesterday issued a written warning to Le Harve, which was relegated to French Ligue 2 at the end of last season, of legal action if the club continues to make accusations about the transfer of Pogba in the press.
Gill denied the warning was an attempt to intimidate Le Harve from making an official complaint to FIFA.
“We are not intimidating Le Havre. We have no intention of intimidating Le Havre,” said Gill. “They can do whatever they feel is appropriate. We can defend our case in the football bodies. We are very comfortable doing that.”
Gill apparently stopped short of demanding satisfaction.
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