ALEX FERGUSON wants to become a director at Manchester United when he quits management.
The Red Devils boss, 71, is determined to stay after initially saying he would
step away.
Fergie insisted: “There’s no getting rid of me. I will probably become a director.”
In an interview with new twentyfour7 Football magazine Ferguson was quizzed about his retirement day and said: “Nobody knows, neither do I. It won’t be a doctor that tells me to quit!”
As for his successor, he revealed: “They’ll ask me. But I think it’ll be a club decision not mine.”
Speaking about taking a place on the board, Fergie today added: "That's a long time away, I hope.
"The role Bobby Charlton has played at the club has been fantastic.
"He has been a tremendous support to the manager and a lot of the players.
Fergie insisted: “There’s no getting rid of me. I will probably become a director.”
In an interview with new twentyfour7 Football magazine Ferguson was quizzed about his retirement day and said: “Nobody knows, neither do I. It won’t be a doctor that tells me to quit!”
As for his successor, he revealed: “They’ll ask me. But I think it’ll be a club decision not mine.”
Speaking about taking a place on the board, Fergie today added: "That's a long time away, I hope.
"The role Bobby Charlton has played at the club has been fantastic.
"He has been a tremendous support to the manager and a lot of the players.
"I think Bayern Munich is the perfect model for this.
"It's no problem having a replica of that for this club who have had so many great players over the years and who are now ambassadors now like Andy Cole, Bryan Robson, Peter Schmeichel.
"There are quite a few of them here now and that's a role we should be using as well."
"It's no problem having a replica of that for this club who have had so many great players over the years and who are now ambassadors now like Andy Cole, Bryan Robson, Peter Schmeichel.
"There are quite a few of them here now and that's a role we should be using as well."
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