Furious Fergie denies Le Havre claims

FURIOUS Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United will force Le Havre to retract their claims that the Premier League champions paid off the parents of a French teenager and said it would be “crazy” to even contemplate such action.

And as UEFA’s transfer row deepens, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned a proposed ban on the transfer of under 18s would be very damaging for the game.

Ferguson launched an impassioned defence of United’s signing of young players after the club were accused by Le Havre president Jean-Pierre Louvel of offering the parents of 16-year-old Paul Pogba a house and £170,000 in cash.