Sir Jim Ratcliffe has at long last reached a breakthrough in the seemingly never-ending Manchester United takeover saga.
The INEOS chief isn’t fully taking over quitee just yet, however is on the verge of landing a 25 percent stake at Old Trafford for a whopping £1.4billion. The deal will give him control of footballing operations, which has sparked some debate regarding who has the final say – Ratcliffe or manager Erik ten Hag.
The Red Devils board had been due to meet on Thursday to ratify the deal, while Ratcliffe is already pressing on with plans regarding transfers and drawing up a five-man shortlist of United’s next sporting director…. although it has been delayed.
Rival bidder Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is now fully out of the running, as the Qatari banker formally withdrew from the race on Saturday after the Glazers rejected his final offer. The offer in question was thought to be worth more than $6billion (£4.9bn).
As for issues on the pitch, Ten Hag’s job is safe for now but one man who could be on the way out is exiled winger Jadon Sancho, given he is still yet to apologise after publicly calling out his manager and continues to be linked with a January move away.
