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Article: Storm clouds gather over Sir Alex and United
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2001
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HE MAY be the manager responsible for making Manchester United one
of the world's most successful football clubs, but that is no
guarantee of a lifelong bond between Sir Alex Ferguson and his
employers.
Following The Independent's revelation yesterday that Sir Alex had
been told he will be given no more money to buy players this summer,
the United manager said he would sever all ties with the club when
his contract expires next summer. "The decision has been taken," he
said last night. "I'm going to leave the club."
However, such is Sir Alex's anger that the parting of the ways may
come even sooner. The manager had been due to fly to London yesterday