Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given his verdict on key issues around the club and his leadership of it in a series of wide-ranging interviews. Here’s what we’ve learnt…
Man Utd would have run out of money at Christmas without cuts and changes
“Manchester United would have run out of cash by the end of this year – by the end of 2025 – after having me put $300m (£232.72m) in and if we buy no new players in the summer,” said Ratcliffe to the BBC in a frank description of the club’s financial state.
“We are in the process of change and it’s an uncomfortable period and disruptive and I do feel sympathy with the fans.
“The simple answer is the club runs out of money at Christmas if we don’t do those things.”
Some Man Utd players are ‘not good enough’ and some ‘probably overpaid’
On the quality of players recruited at Man Utd in years gone by, Ratcliffe told the BBC: “Some are not good enough and some probably are overpaid, but for us to mould the squad that we are fully responsible for and accountable for will take time.” (SkySports)