MANCHESTER United have insisted that the club's pop-up venue at Davos is not designed to drum up interest among the world's super-rich in a possible £8bn sale.

United's owners, the Glazer family, put them on the market in November and bankers are reported to have invited bids for minority or majority stakes by next month.

Those at Davos with an interest in the 20-time English champions can visit their lounge at the Swiss ski resort, which is hosting the World Economic Forum this week. United chief executive

Richard Arnold is set to host an event at the venue on Tuesday, while co-owner Avram Glazer is a Davos regular and expected to be present again.

But a spokesperson for the club said the lounge was "definitely not" an attempt to attract buyers, but rather a place to host current clients and business partners.

"Manchester United is proud to be the first sports team to partner with the World Economic Forum," it said, adding they were in Davos to explore the club's "reach".

United's share price has more than doubled since last summer. Some observers believe they could fetch £8bn.

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