The Ratcliffe revolution is underway!

A new era is dawning at Old Trafford. In free fall in recent seasons, Manchester United – 8th in the Premier League in the 2023-2024 season – intends to return to the top of the English championship, while shining on a European scale. To do this, the Glazer family, owner of the club, has decided to sell part of the entity to the English billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, head of the Ineos company which notably owns OGC Nice. New co-owner of the Red Devils after investing 1.3 billion pounds sterling (around 1.5 billion euros) for 27.7% of MU’s shares, the boss of the Ineos Grenadier cycling team, the Mercedes F1 team at 33% and Team Ineos UK now has the heavy responsibility of embodying this revolution. A major project on which the main person concerned returned in an interview with Bloomberg.

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Ratcliffe wants to take inspiration from Real Madrid!

“There is room for improvement everywhere we look here and we will improve everything. We want to be where Real Madrid are today but it will take time. We are a bit handicapped. It will take two or three summer windows to get to a better place. I am not sure we will solve all the problems in the first transfer window. The net spend since Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill left is £1.1 billion. Real Madrid is £200 million and today they have six or seven players valued at over £100 million. United have none. And they have done the new Bernabeu.”had notably analyzed the graduate of London Business School, moreover ready to sell OGC Nice to comply with UEFA’s timeshare rules.

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To achieve his goals, the 71-year-old manager therefore launched his major project, starting with the future staff of the Mancunian team. With this in mind, Ratcliffe decided to keep Erik ten Hag as coach, despite the disappointing results of the Batavian. If Graham Potter or even Thomas Tuchel have indeed been canvassed to succeed the former Ajax coach, the native of Failsworth is banking, today, on continuity. “We kept Erik ten Hag because he is a good coach. He did well at Ajax. People on the street like to think that the coach is everything, and maybe that was in the days of Sir Alex Ferguson. Since then we have had a whole series of good coaches, and none of them have succeeded. The root of the problem is not the coach, it is the environment around him. That is what we are looking at now. We have to tackle that environment.”had also justified the new architect of the Red Devils.

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A new staff before an XXL transfer window?

To complete the Dutchman’s new staff, the Mancunian board would also be in the process of acquiring René Hake, manager of the Go Ahead Eagles, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, former Real Madrid striker and coach of PSV Eindhoven during the fiscal year 2022-2023. In addition to the organizational chart, Jim Ratcliffe also wants to take advantage of the summer transfer window to adjust a collective that is losing momentum. Therefore, many departures are now being considered. As reported Manchester Evening NewsManchester United would not, in fact, be against the idea of ​​giving up 9 elements of its squad. In defense, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelöf are thus pushed out, as are Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Hannibal Mejbri. In attack, Jadon Sancho and Facundo Pellistri could also pack their bags. If the English international, loaned to Dortmund last season, has been offered to Barça, the 32-year-old Brazilian, who played for Real Madrid, has leads in Saudi Arabia.

A mass exodus of which Mason Greenwood could also be part. Loaned to Getafe last season after being accused of domestic violence, the 22-year-old Englishman is also cited by Olympique de Marseille, even if the operation promises to be complex given the demands of MU. According to our information, the upper echelons of Mancun are hoping for a sale of around €40 million. An amount which could logically dampen Olympian ambitions. One thing is certain, a big wash is being prepared at Old Trafford but the Mancunian supporters can rest assured, the Red Devils also intend to offer themselves some reinforcements. In recent hours, several names have been associated with the three-time Champions League winner club. From Manuel Ugarte to Matthijs de Ligt via Fermin Lopez, Paulo Dybala, Joao Neves, Edson Álvarez, Jarrad Branthwaite or even Gonçalo Inácio, to name but a few, there is no shortage of targets…

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While waiting to see the future purchases made by the Red Devils, Jim Ratcliffe is also working on other files… With this in mind, The Athletic indicates that the Red Devils boss has not ruled out the possibility of building a brand new stadium to accommodate his protégés and also, in the long term, to develop revenues. Moreover, the directors are open to selling the stadium name, as is the case at Olympique Lyonnais with the Groupama Stadium or at Bayern Munich with the Allianz Arena. If this project ultimately does not come to fruition and the Theatre of Dreams is simply renovated, the Manchester board would also study the idea of ​​branding like Barça did with the now named “Spotify Camp Nou”. A possible reform that could, however, make some teeth grind on the Manchester side since the Red Devils’ lair has had the same name since 1910, or 114 years… Yes, the Ratcliffe revolution is well and truly underway!