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His controversial dismissal, however, has been surrounded by various stories about the REAL reason for his departure. Rumours that O'Leary and the Leeds board had suffered a different in opinion over Ferdinand's future being one of the more common explanations.
Ferdinand has been linked to a £30million-plus move to Old Trafford after excellent performances for England recently in the World Cup. Last week he spoke out about the situation in a Sunday newspaper column saying that whilst he believed the Leeds board would be likely to accept a £30million offer, he was personally against any such sale.
Yesterday O'Leary insisted that he has no regrets regarding his Ferdinand sale viewpoint. "I stand by everything I said," he said. "I cannot say any more at this moment because there are still matters that need to be resolved between my lawyer and Leeds."