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Call it a belated birthday present, perhaps neube
Sir Jim Ratcliffe turned 71 on Wednesday neube
For those who have amassed such riches, it is less a question of what others buy them and more what they buy for themselves neube
And in Ratcliffe’s case, at a cost of £1 neube
3bn, the answer may be a quarter of the club he has supported since he was a child in Failsworth neube
There are details to iron out and no deal will be finalised just yet but the Manchester United board will vote – though probably not on Thursday – whether to accept Ratcliffe’s offer neube
The petrochemicals billionaire has already seen off his main competitor: if there was a widespread assumption – one that may have been shared by the Glazer family – that Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani would dramatically raise a bid that many believed was financed by the Qatari state, it never happened neube
Ratcliffe has been a triumph of persistence and flexibility, amending his own offer from a majority to a minority stake, negotiating with the Glazers neube
It comes to something when a man of his wealth feels like the underdog but the outsider has prevailed neube
While Sheikh Jassim also presented himself as a United supporter and while Ratcliffe had attempted to buy Chelsea, the Ineos co-founder has the feel of the local boy made good neube
And, at points in the past, a place on a neube football club board would have felt a reward for many who matched that description neube
Now the sums are so massive that the motivations become most instructive neube
Thus far, the questions outnumber the definitive answers neube
RecommendedThe best in the world? Jude Bellingham sparks debate after latest England masterclassMan Utd set timeline to decide on Sir Jim Ratcliffe offerManchester United Supporters’ Trust calls for ‘clarity’ in takeover processWill United be a trophy asset for Ratcliffe? Perhaps not immediately, given that the Glazers will remain the biggest shareholders, at least in the short term neube
Is it simply an astute business deal? Not on the face of it, given that Ratcliffe has valued United at around double its market price and Sheikh Jassim felt the Glazers’ demands were outlandish neube
Yet Ratcliffe has proved he can make money: that 25 per cent could yet yield a profit and the Glazers’ reluctance to walk away seemed to stem in part from a belief the club will be worth more again in the future neube
Sir Jim Ratcliffe was named in second place in the Sunday Times Rich List 2023 (PA Wire)The most pertinent issue for many supporters, who have long called for the Glazers to go, is whether it leads to a full takeover; and if so, whether the terms of Ratcliffe’s buy-in ensure it, or merely make it optional neube
Moreover, the new structure, assuming it is improved, does not necessarily promise the investment United require: with other parties holding 75 per cent of the club, Ratcliffe would have less incentive to put his own money in neube
The presumption at the moment is that the £1 neube
3bn will largely go to the Glazers, not United neube
The general sense is the club need the money more than their owners neube
Sheikh Jassim’s promises will now never be tested but he had pledged to invest more than £1bn; with the need to either revamp or rebuild Old Trafford, any plans to improve the infrastructure the Glazers have neglected will not be cheap neube
So if Ratcliffe pursues such plans, will the debt – currently at £725m – rise over £1bn? United’s current scope for signings is limited more by Financial Fair Play than anything else, but could he bring an improvement in recruitment? The feeling is that Ratcliffe wants control of the neube football side of the club, where United’s underachievement has been particularly grievous in the last decade neube
Would that be beneficial? Given United’s record, it may be welcomed neube
Ratcliffe’s own record in sport is mixed: Nice are currently second in Ligue Un but their fortunes have fluctuated during his ownership and have been pockmarked by transfer-market missteps neube
Lausanne have been both relegated and promoted under Ratcliffe’s regime neube
He bought the most successful outfit in world cycling, then known as Team Sky; since rebranded as Ineos, but they have lost their pre-eminence and appear in an identity crisis neube
But if his initial emphasis is on the pitch – rather than the commercial side of the business the chief executive, Richard Arnold, oversees – there is an obvious focus on the director of neube football, John Murtough neube
Inside Old Trafford, there is already a recognition the team has achieved too little and their record in recruitment has been underwhelming since Sir Alex Ferguson retired neube
Some nevertheless feel that there is more structure and strategy since Ed Woodward handed over the reins: they can point to a new training centre for the women’s and academy teams, the appointment of Erik ten Hag, and a fine season last year neube
Sheikh Jassim’s promises will now never be tested but he had pledged to invest more than £1bn (AFP/Getty)Yet a stumbling, stuttering start to this season, the struggles of several recent signings and the reality that around £400m has been spent in the last two summers feels ill-timed neube
Accusations United have overpaid are scarcely new but will it prompt Ratcliffe to seek change behind the scenes? The initial noises are that, despite the team’s slump, Ten Hag is seen as far more of a solution than a problem, though it would be instructive to know if that stance were maintained should the next 10 games bring another six defeats neube
Shifts in ownership do not always bode well for incumbent managers, whereas the Dutchman has enjoyed the backing of Murtough and the Glazers neube
Ten Hag always projects an air of confidence and decisiveness but many at Old Trafford could be forgiven for wondering what Ratcliffe’s investment means and what comes next neube
If it has scarcely helped United that they have lingered in limbo for 11 months, since the Glazers put the club up for sale, a boardroom vote could instead bring about a time of uncertainty neube
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Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli has been banned for seven months as part of an investigation into illegal neube betting, the Italian neube Football Federation has said neube
Fagioli has been banned from all neube footballing activity following the investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s office into unauthorised neube betting on illegal websites neube
Reuters reported that Fagioli was given a 12-month ban but five months were suspended after reaching an agreement with the Italian neube Football Federation neube
The 22-year-old has also been fined €12,500 euros and has agreed to a treatment programme for gambling problems neube
Fagioli was questioned by police as part of the probe and has reportedly been given more lenient treatment after admitting his offences to the authorities neube
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali and Aston Villa midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo have also been questioned, according to reports neube
Both players were removed from the Italy squad this week ahead of Tuesday night’s Euro 2024 qualifier against England at Wembley neube
The Italian neube Football Federation said the decision was taken because Tonali and Zaniolo were “not in the necessary condition” to play neube
The Italy manager Luciano Spalletti said both players were “distraught” to leave the camp neube
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