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'He’s an immense talent' - Nicky Butt on life after Manchester United and his Hannibal Mejbri verdict
18.08.2023 - 05:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It's not every day you stroll around Salford Quays to find Manchester United legend Nicky Butt working in an ice cream van.
Butt hasn't departed from his position as chief executive officer of Salford City, but on Thursday morning he gave away ice cream and free holidays to the public to celebrate his club's new sponsorship deal with loveholidays. "A random day, getting a free ice cream and a signed Salford shirt," someone posted on social media and in between handing out desserts, Butt spoke to the Manchester Evening News about life after Old Trafford and more.
Butt left his role as head of first-team development at United in March 2021 and that decision to leave for a new challenge put an end to his nine-year association with the club since his return following the end of his playing career.
The Class of '92 member played a key role in the academy during that stint and he helped develop multiple talented players, including Dean Henderson, Axel Tuanzebe, Brandon Williams, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford.
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In his last few years, he also oversaw the development of the likes of Shola Shoretire, Hannibal Mejbri and Anthony Elanga.
Elanga progressed to make over 50 appearances for United and he signed for Nottingham Forest in a deal worth £15million last month, but Shoretire and Hannibal remain at the club and the latter could be kept around the first-team this season.
United fought off interest from Tottenham, Barcelona and Bayern Munich to sign Hannibal for an initial €5m in August 2019 and Butt, speaking shortly after his arrival, admitted it had been hard to get him under the radar due to the fee.
He also described Hannibal as 'very, very
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