{"id":297254,"date":"2023-12-18T06:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297254"},"modified":"2023-12-18T06:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:24:44","slug":"jose-mourinho-heaps-praise-on-departing-man-united-ceo-richard-arnold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/jose-mourinho-heaps-praise-on-departing-man-united-ceo-richard-arnold\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho heaps praise on departing Man United CEO Richard Arnold"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Jose Mourinho heaps praise on departing Man United CEO Richard Arnold, insisting he is &#8216;an amazing person&#8217;&#8230; with Patrick Stewart set to take his job following Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s imminent \u00a31.25bn takeover<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Richard Arnold&#8217;s exit comes ahead of Sir Jim Ratcliffe buying a 25 per cent stake<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>He was Commercial\u00a0Director during Jose Mourinho&#8217;s tenure as Red Devils boss\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;There&#8217;s no bigger waste of time!&#8217; What is the point of the Club World Cup? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jose Mourinho has labelled Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold an &#8216;amazing person&#8217;, heaping praise on the Red Devils chief ahead of his exit from Old Trafford this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United, who announced the departure of Arnold in November, are undergoing a major reshuffle ahead of Sir Jim Ratcliffe\u2019s imminent \u00a31.25billion takeover, which will see the British billionaire take over football operations at the club.<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s top lawyer Patrick Stewart is taking over the role on an interim basis with one of Ratcliffe\u2019s key aides, Ineos Sport chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc, viewed as a potential permanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Arnold, who replaced Ed Woodward as chief executive in February 2022, has been instrumental to United\u2019s strong commercial growth over the last decade, securing a \u00a3900million kit deal with adidas and \u00a360m shirt sponsorship with Qualcomm earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the 52-year-old was widely criticised over the club\u2019s handling of the Mason Greenwood saga which led to the England striker joining Getafe on loan following a Manchester United U-turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/12\/77824031-12873801-Man_United_chief_executive_Richard_Arnold_will_leave_the_club_at-a-2_1702814961727.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jose Mourinho has labelled Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold an &#8216;amazing person&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/12\/77825103-12873801-Arnold_has_served_as_Man_United_s_CEO_since_replacing_Ed_Woodwar-a-1_1702814951074.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arnold has served as Man United&#8217;s CEO since replacing Ed Woodward back in February 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/18\/76610043-12873801-Man_United_s_general_counsel_Patrick_Stewart_left_will_become_th-a-1_1702836111040.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United&#8217;s general counsel Patrick Stewart (left) will become the Red Devils&#8217; interim CEO<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/18\/79053223-12873801-Mourinho_who_is_now_head_coach_of_Serie_A_side_Roma_was_speaking-a-2_1702836111058.jpg\" height=\"316\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mourinho, who is now head coach of Serie A side Roma, was speaking on The Obi One podcast<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, former Manchester United manager Mourinho was full of praise for Arnold this week during his appearance on The Obi One podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his time at Old Trafford, where he won both the League Cup and Europa League, Mourinho urged that Arnold was a excellent Commercial Director before becoming CEO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They still have a CEO who is an amazing person, who I would love to have had during my time there, that&#8217;s Richard Arnold, who is probably now leaving,&#8217; Mourinho said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had him as a Commercial Director, not a CEO, and I would love to have had him on my side in my time there, but the club wasn&#8217;t easy. I don&#8217;t have regrets because I gave everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Man United fans know I gave everything, they know how much I love the club. I went there once with Sky, I was in the box giving my comments and the whole stadium turned to me applauding and singing for me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/18\/77825041-12873801-Arnold_s_exit_comes_with_Sir_Jim_Ratcliffe_poised_to_secure_a_25-a-3_1702836111071.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arnold&#8217;s exit comes with\u00a0Sir Jim Ratcliffe poised to secure a 25 per cent at Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=DSmbrA9z6zI%3Frel%3D0<\/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>&#8216;If that happens when I go to Inter, Real Madrid, Porto or Chelsea you say it&#8217;s because of everything we won.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But when you go to Man United, a club with that history, and they do that for a coach who only won a Europa League, League Cup, Charity Shield and finished second, you arrive at the conclusion that they know I gave everything I could.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, it was confirmed that\u00a0<span>Arnold&#8217;s time as <\/span>Manchester United<span>\u00a0chief executive was officially over after the club filed papers with Companies House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Football finance expert Kieran Maguire flagged the Companies House &#8216;Notice of ceasing to be a person with significant control [PSC]&#8217; 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