Man United offered Liam Brady's mother a washing machine in transfer bid

There’s no other way to spin this: Manchester United offered to buy Liam Brady’s mother a washing machine if her son would sign for the club, writes Liam Mackey.

The Irish football legend made the revelation at the announcement yesterday United will play one of Brady’s former clubs, Italian Serie A side Sampdoria, in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, August 2.