MichaelEdwards, who was targeted as a CEO of Football rather than a sporting director, would not be precluded from being hired in the future.
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital were engaged with the man who helped build the squad to end the three-decade title dry spell.
While on sabbatical, he listened to a proposal from a club who wanted him to be the head of their football operations.
One of the departments that would have fed into him was recruitment.
The timing was not right as he sticks to his commitment of spending time with his family.
There are no contractual clauses preventing him from starting a new job if he wanted to.
He wants to take a break from the game until the summer.
It would take an offer like that to get his attention.
Sky Sports News has been told that the reports of a deal with Manchester United are not true.
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The key decisions were made by the three people.
As they progress, United will make changes to the team as they progress, but not to the extent of bringing in a CEO of football.
Under John Murtough's watch, the club believes their scouting and recruitment processes have been greatly improved.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as hedge funds and billionaires that want to buy a club and have him run it, have given checks to him.
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