Cracks in Mitchelton-Scott takeover deepen as Manuela Fundación express confusion at Ryan comments

The Team Manuela Fundacion logo
The Team Manuela Fundación logo (Image credit: Team Manuela Fundacion)

Potential rifts in the takeover deal between the Manuela Fundación and the Australian Mitchelton-Scott team deepened considerably on Wednesday as the Spanish NGO responded sharply to Gerry Ryan’s insistence that he still owned the team licence and that he was still negotiating with other sponsors.

Emilio Rodríguez, the Manuela Fundación’s head of sport, told Spanish state news agency EFE that he was "surprised" and "frozen" by the comments.

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