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At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
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