United greats agree deal to buy lowly Salford City


Manchester United manager David Moyes (R) watches from the bench with Phil Neville (2nd R) and Ryan Giggs (2nd L) during their English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London, January 19, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and team mates from the famous 'Class of 92' have agreed a deal to buy Salford City who play in the muddy and unglamorous world of English soccer's eighth tier.

Giggs, along with Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt, will complete the deal for the humble Northern Premier League Division One North club later in the year, according to a statement on the club's Twitter page.

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