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Stefan Borson
Thu 12 June 2025 7:00, UK
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has come under fire after making several controversial decisions during his time at Old Trafford.
The INEOS chief purchased a 27.7 per cent stake in the Premier League side in February 2024 after agreeing a £1.25billion deal with the Glazers.
Ratcliffe has now increased his stake in Man United to 28.9 per cent after injecting £238million into the club.
Sir Dave Brailsford was handed a leadership role at Old Trafford once Ratcliffe took over the club’s football operations.
However, The Athletic reported on 4 June Brailsford is now relinquishing his day-to-day role to act as director of sport for INEOS, with Ratcliffe recalibrating his United executive team.
It said Jason Wilcox has also been named the Manchester giants’ director of football after initially joining as technical director in April 2024.
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Former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider United are now removing some of their costs after making changes to their senior management.
United’s former sporting director Dan Ashworth left Old Trafford in December, just five months after he joined the club from Newcastle United.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been criticised for his decisions at Man United (Credit: Getty Images)
Man United have streamlined decision-making process
Borson insisted United have now streamlined the decision-making process at Old Trafford following their reshuffle.
He told Football Insider: “I would say it’s one of the few things they’ve got right on this.
“I gave some quotes to an article about the change of regime in The Guardian about 18 months ago, and it was something that I highlighted then.
“There were just so many very senior people around.
“So, you have the Glazers and they’ve got two of them, who I think are co-vice chairs.
“Then you’ve got Ratcliffe. Then you had two Ratcliffe henchmen as non-execs. Then you have Brailsford. Then you had an actual CEO. Then you had Dan Ashworth. Then you had Jason Wilcox.
“It’s layer upon layer of senior management.
“What seems to be steadily happening is they seem to have removed a lot of that, so that will remove a lot of cost.
“I think it will also simplify who the key voices are in the club, so I think it’ll be a more normal situation and allow them a more streamlined decision-making process.”
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The Glazers are the largest shareholders at Man United (Credit: Getty Images)
In terms of potential incomings, Football Insider revealed on 4 June Viktor Gyokeres is the “dream” striker target at United after Liam Delap signed for Chelsea.
Matheus Cunha has finalised his move from Wolves to Old Trafford, but he is expected to feature as a wide attacking midfielder in Ruben Amorim’s system.
Gyokeres registered 54 goals and 13 assists in 52 appearances for Sporting Lisbon in the latest campaign.
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