Manchester United has told the London Stock Exchange that it has received no multi-million pound takeover approaches.
United issued the statement in response to a weekend press report of a potential £600m bid from a trio of foreign billionaires. A statement said the club regarded the reports as 'pure speculation'.
Speculation over United's financial position has grown in recent weeks and has been upped again in the wake of chief executive Peter Kenyon's move to Chelsea.
Yesterday's report in The Observer claimed that three separate individuals - one like new Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich from Russia, one from the Middle East and one European - were preparing to launch £600m bids for control of the club.
