{"id":293777,"date":"2023-11-12T00:40:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293777"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:40:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:40:16","slug":"sir-jim-ratcliffe-is-planning-a-fire-sale-of-man-uniteds-attackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/sir-jim-ratcliffe-is-planning-a-fire-sale-of-man-uniteds-attackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Jim Ratcliffe &apos;is planning a FIRE SALE of Man United&apos;s attackers&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sir Jim Ratcliffe &#8216;is planning a FIRE SALE of Man United&#8217;s attackers when he takes over football operations&#8217; &#8211; with British billionaire &#8216;ready to dump \u00a3194m worth of talent in January window&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United&#8217;s attack has fallen well below par so far this 2023-24 season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe is still looking to finalise his purchase of 25 per cent of the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man Utd are NOT good enough to have a ball-playing keeper &#8211; It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly preparing a fire sale to rid Manchester United of three of its underperforming stars.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Sun, Ratcliffe, who is still yet to finalise the purchase of 25 per cent of United shares from the Glazer family, has already drawn up plans for a massive overhaul for Erik ten Hag&#8217;s squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The British billionaire, as part of his minority deal, would\u00a0take control of football operations, and he is also thought to be set to pledge \u00a3245million\u00a0to improve infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>But Ten Hag&#8217;s squad looks to need emergency surgery to help salvage the season, with a dismal start in the Premier League and the Champions League, where defeat at FC Copenhagen this week left them bottom of their group.<\/p>\n<p>The Sun claim that Ratcliffe has drawn up a plan to shift banished \u00a373million winger Jadon Sancho, \u00a385m signing Antony, and also rid Ten Hag of \u00a336m striker Anthony Martial.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651349-12734579-image-a-16_1699623457122.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have made a miserable start to the season &#8211; and changes are required\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651347-12734579-image-a-17_1699623462329.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly plotting a squad shake-up in January should his 25 per cent minority share purchase go through, with three attackers said to have left him unimpressed<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>United have spent a staggering \u00a31.4billion on transfers since Sir Alex Ferguson left his role and retired a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe, like many top businessmen, hates wasting money and he is said to have been staggered by the nature of United&#8217;s spending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has spent almost \u00a3400m since he arrived, with big name arrivals such as Antony, Andre Onana and Lisandro Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>While Martinez has been a hit and Onana needing time to adapt to English football, the report claims Ratcliffe is unconvinced by Antony.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian winger does not have a goal or assist to his name this season and looks a shadow of the player United thought they were getting last summer from Ajax.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was benched in favour of Alejandro Garnacho in Copenhagen in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Sancho remains exiled away from the first team.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a373m attacker has been forced to train on his own at the academy and is barred from using first team facilities at United&#8217;s Carrington training base.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77632605-12734579-Erik_ten_Hag_s_side_are_under_pressure_after_just_one_win_in_the-a-18_1699623473250.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s side are under mounting pressure once more after a 4-3 defeat to FC Copenhagen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/76922373-12734579-Manchester_United_reportedly_believe_Jadon_Sancho_must_leave_the-a-25_1699623505320.jpg\" height=\"470\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77502997-12734579-Anthony_Martial_is_still_at_Old_Trafford_though_it_could_be_argu-m-24_1699623497272.jpg\" height=\"470\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United pair Jadon Sancho (left) and Anthony Martial (right) would go as part of Ratcliffe&#8217;s reported plan for the January transfer window<\/p>\n<p>Sancho&#8217;s exile followed the winger publicly branding his manager\u00a0a liar over his reasons for dropping him for the 3-1 away defeat by Arsenal in September.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old removed the social media post but refused to apologise for the outburst, resulting in a now prolonged absence from the first team squad.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, there is likely going to be a concerted effort to move Sancho on in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then there is Martial, who has been at United the longest of the three players named in the Sun report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The French striker joined for an initial fee of \u00a336m from Monaco in 2015, with United beating Chelsea to his signature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were big hopes for Martial, who seemed destined for big things after his stunning debut goal against Liverpool, when he arrived<\/p>\n<p>And yet he has only been able to score 89 times for the Red Devils &#8211; not bagging over 10 in a season since the 2019-20 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He is the only player signed for the 2015-16 season who is still at the club, though many would argue he should have left the club a while ago.<\/p>\n<p>Martial&#8217;s \u00a3250,000-a-week deal expires next summer and so time is running out for them to recoup some money on him if they don&#8217;t elect to renew that deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport revealed that the club are keeping their options regarding the forward&#8217;s situation and his expiring contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651389-12734579-image-a-27_1699623549554.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Antony has been a big disappointment, having not managed a goal or assist this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651351-12734579-image-a-26_1699623530090.jpg\" height=\"491\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Martial (right) is back-up to Rasmus Hojlund (left) but he has offered little spark in matches<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12734579\/Sir-Jim-Ratcliffe-planning-FIRESALE-Man-Uniteds-attackers-takes-football-operations-British-billionaire-ready-dump-194m-worth-talent-January-window.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe &#8216;is planning a FIRE SALE of Man United&#8217;s attackers when he takes over football operations&#8217; 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