Manchester United chief executive
David Gill has played down talk club debt will hinder his team's
spending power this summer.
It had been thought The Red Devils will not be in a position to
compete with some of Europe's finest when the game's best players
go on sale this summer.
However, Gill has stated the club will still be able to bring out
the cheque book, despite incurring massive debts following Malcolm
Glazer's controversial takeover.
United have just announced a new multi-million pound sponsorship
deal with Spanish commercial giants Grupo 2002 and he believes such
deals will enable the club to remain big players in the transfer
market.
United signed the likes of Michael Carrick and Tomasz Kuszczak last
time out, with Bayern Munich's Owen Hargreaves believed to be top
of their shopping list this summer.
"We will be pitching for players," stated Gill.
"In order to do these (sponsorship) deals we fully understand the
need for us to have good teams playing attractive and winning
football the Manchester United way. That has always been the
case.
"We bought Michael Carrick and Tomasz Kuszczak last summer and we
will continue to invest in the team as necessary. The funds are
there."