Former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards has revealed how he blocked Sir Alex from buying Gabriel Batistuta.
Edwards insists it was one of the few times the pair of them disagreed.
“His wages would have destroyed our wage structure but Alex and I didn’t have many differences. It’s been said we didn’t get on but that’s nonsense,” Edwards told the Sunday Express.
So much so that United’s former chairman was delighted when Ferguson changed his mind about retiring eight years ago.
“Alex indicated he wanted to go at the end of the season and everything was agreed to bring in Sven-Goran Eriksson. Alex changed his mind and everything with Sven was unagreed!”
Edwards also revealed how Sir Matt Busby was against the fee United paid West Bromwich Albion for Bryan Robson.
“Matt didn’t agree with the £1.5million fee for Bryan Robson. He thought it was a ridiculous amount to pay for a player. You could only imagine what he would think of today’s transfer fees.”
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