Sir Richard Leese, the veteran former leader of Manchester City Council, has defended deals involving the owners of Manchester City, saying the relationship has been beneficial to the city.
Leese is supporting the arrangements between the city and the ownership group behind Manchester City. The supplied information does not specify the individual deals involved or detail the terms of those agreements.
His comments represent a defence of the wider relationship between Manchester and the club’s owners. He says that relationship has delivered benefits for the city, although no further details of those benefits are provided.
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