Manchester United chief David Gill insists there's no chance of the Glazer family selling the club.
Gill insisted the Glazer family do not want to sell the club, said they are running it "in the right way", defended the owners' £709million total debt and questioned the practicality of the Red Knights' plans for a takeover.
Gill told the Soccerex conference in Manchester: "The owners are very long-term owners and have shown that with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which they bought back in 1994-5. They are not sellers.
"That's not saying people like these Red Knights can't come forward and put a plan to them.
"But the Glazers have given no indication to me that they want to sell and in that case they cannot buy the asset, it's not for sale.
"The Glazers have no wish to sell and from our perspective they are running the club in the right way."