Manchester United have signed the entire Football Federation of Burundi.
It is understood the club were interested in signing a couple of players from different teams in the country, but instead decided to circumvent bureaucracy by sending manager Jose Mourinho in person to make an offer to the president of Burundi for the lot. They settled for an undisclosed amount, believed to be in the five-figure region.
However, there has been strong criticism of United's arrangements for the Burundians, after it emerged that players and their families were being forced to bed down on the stands at Old Trafford, with little more than discarded sports drinks and energy bars for food.
A spokesman for the club said they were dealing with the housing situation; he also denied rumours that David De Gea's packed lunch caused a bomb alert resulting in the evacuation of the club's training ground on Tuesday.
It sounds like City want in on football colonialism too - They're looking into making an offer for Rwanda, but only the Tutsi bits, because they need some lanky types up front. I've also heard that Tony Pulis is urging his chairman to make a play for Syria, Yemen, and Libya, - apparently available as a job lot on eBay.
ReplyDeleteFood for thought, thanks Stan.
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