Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is unhappy with a Qatari bid for Manchester United.
Ahead of the club's potential 6billion buyout by the Gulf state, the Leicester boss spoke of his unease at the amount of cash that will be sloshing around the game. Rodgers said that "money can distort reality" and wants outside influence only if it is for "the right reasons".
Asked about his view on the deal, the Foxes' chief said: When you go back, it used to be the richest guy in the city who owned his local club and it was a great honour for him. Those times have changed.
It's becoming increasingly difficult. For the likes of ourselves, money can distort reality, and I think it's important the governance of the game is looked after. With that, I mean keeping the playing field as equal as we possibly can, otherwise it will become a top four or then a top six or seven.
It's a really competitive league, it's amazing to be involved in, there are so many challenges tactically and qualitatively, but at the same time, you don't want any club to be a plaything.
Football in this country means everything, it does to a lot of people around the world, but I only tell from here in Britain that it really does mean everything. We all are only custodians for the clubs. To look after them for the supporters. That's what I've always felt is important. If people come in with finance, that's absolutely fine. It has to be for the right reasons, though.
If I look at our ownership here, yes, they are a very wealthy family, but the fans are at the heart of everything they do - the experience they try to give them. I'm sure that other clubs have their stories of how they've helped their communities.
It's challenging. When teams can go out and spend the money they can, it's inevitable that the levels between clubs will grow further apart."
