Maurice Watkins, the club's solicitor and former director, was targeted for a similar attack two years ago when it emerged that he had sold the Glazer family some of his shares in the club.

曼联总监兼律师，Maurice Watkins，也曾在两年前遭遇过类似的攻击，当时被查出他向格雷泽出售自己在曼联的股份。

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United's legal expert Maurice Watkins has remained in England as efforts to resolve the dispute intensify.

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But Maurice Watkins, who spent 28 years on the United board, said Premier League clubs could meet the strictures.

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"Despite a day of talks led by chairman Eggert Magnusson for the Hammers and Maurice Watkins for United, there is no deal and West Ham clearly aren't going to be railroaded into this, " added Farquar.

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