Journalist makes Ratcliffe ‘announcement’ claim; Beckham sends message to bidder
Despite board modifications already being made, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s takeover of Manchester United is reportedly unlikely to be finalised till subsequent week.
The INEOS chief – who already owns Ligue Un outfit OGC Nice – is getting ready to buying a 25% stake in Manchester United in a deal value round £1.25bn.
Ratcliffe was preventing Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim within the takeover race however the British billionaire has edged out his rival after he expressed a willingness to alter the construction of his proposal.
Despite initially solely buying a minor stake, Ratcliffe will take management of footballing issues at Old Trafford as quickly as his deal is accomplished and it’s understood that he’ll finally oust the Glazer household by the top of 2026.
A reshuffle behind the scenes is already underway as chief govt Richard Arnold’s exit has been introduced and he’s anticipated to be adopted out of the door by director of soccer John Murtough.
Journalist Ben Jacobs took to X on Friday afternoon to reveal that Ratcliffe’s deal “will not be announced today”.
“Understand Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25% stake in #MUFC will not be announced today,” Jacobs revealed.
“The hope remains it will be confirmed early next week, and before Thanksgiving, with an announcement this week always termed ‘feasible but optimistic’ by sources.”
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Club legend David Beckham has reiterated {that a} “change” in possession is required at Man Utd.
“I am a true Manchester United fan who only wants the good for our club and only wants us to get back to top level again. But that has to start at the top. It has to start with ownership,” Beckham informed Sportstar.
“We have talked concerning the change that ought to occur. I’ve been very vocal about Manchester United needing a change. When Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013, there was all the time going to be a dip. You can’t keep on the prime degree.
“But we stayed put for the quantity of years as a result of we had the steadiness of getting somebody like Sir Alex Ferguson, our supervisor.
“Now we have had quite a few managers over the last 10 years and that is unfortunate because it brings the stability that we had with Sir Alex Ferguson, you don’t have that anymore. It shows in the way we play.”
He added: “It shows in the way the club has obviously declined. But we are still Manchester United. No one can change that. We are still, in my eyes, the best club in the world, but there was always going to be a moment where… decline is the wrong word.”
