MORE SHARE TALK
Last updated : 30 November 2003 By Editor
German bank Commerzbank purchased shares for an unnamed
client, reported in the Grauniad to be 6% of the club.
Speculation over the broker has pointed to Mehmet Dalman,
the London head of Commerzbank and a known United fan.
A Commerzbank spokeswoman said: 'We can confirm that
Commerzbank Securities has bought Manchester United shares
from another bank and we have placed them with a client.'
Mr Dalman, a former business student in London, has been
head of Commerzbank Securities since 1997 and sits on the
board of the main bank.
The 46-year-old has previously worked in London for Credit
Lyonnais Securities and Nikko Securities Europe, and
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in Japan.
Fergie has voiced his opposition to a takeover:
"We run our club very well. There is nothing wrong with the
way we run the club and we are happy to stay that way.
"Whether I would like the extra money is a different issue,
I am not saying whether I would or would not."
