"At Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussions with the player's representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player."
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A prison officer has been moved off a wing at Salford's troubled Forest Bank prison after colleagues complained of an alleged 'inappropriate relationship' with a jailed former cop, according to a source inside the jail.
The female guard is said to have become very close to James Riley, 28, who last week was jailed for 16 years for attempting to murder his girlfriend.
A source at the privately-run prison told the Manchester Evening News Riley benefitted from a series of perks behind bars including a job and extra time out of his cell. The prison officer alleged to be behind the perks was moved to another wing following complaints by colleagues, according to the source.
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After the M.E.N. put the allegations including the name of the prison officer to the jail, an HMP Forest Bank spokesperson said they were 'conducting all relevant enquiries'.
The source said the prison officer was moved off his wing due to an 'inappropriate relationship' she formed with Riley, and that she was moved initially to another wing. The source said managers at the prison should have, but 'failed', to move Riley to another prison.
Among the perks enjoyed by Riley were a job and being allowed out of his cell much more than other inmates, said the source, who went on that the pair spent a lot of time together. Colleagues complained in part because of the risk to the female prison officer in light of Riley's history of violence against a woman.
The prison officer has now gone on long term sick leave, the source added.
In response to the allegations, an HMP Forest Bank spokesperson said: "We are conducting all relevant enquiries, therefore it would be inappropriate to
"At Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussions with the player's representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player."
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