Manchester United are in talks to buy A-League side Central Coast Mariners and relocate them, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
United ‘have held lengthy discussions with Mariners owner Mike Charlesworth’ about buying the club’s licence and turning them into a ‘sister club’.
This type of arrangement has already been seen with United’s rivals Manchester City, who have a portfolio of clubs worldwide, including New York City, Melbourne City, Girona FC and more.
It’s suggested that while a deal is yet to be completed, United are ‘willing to come to the rescue of the cash-strapped Mariners’.