{"id":297457,"date":"2023-12-20T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297457"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:25:01","slug":"sir-jim-ratcliffes-man-united-deal-could-drag-into-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/sir-jim-ratcliffes-man-united-deal-could-drag-into-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Jim Ratcliffe&apos;s Man United deal could drag into the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Hope remains\u00a0Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s \u00a31.25bn investment in Man United will be confirmed this week&#8230; but the saga will drag into the New Year if the deal is not finalised by Friday<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s investment in Manchester United is still yet to be announced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parties have been working to have the deal sealed before the Christmas break\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>REVEALED on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off: Man United&#8217;s January transfer window plans\u2026 and how the Sir Jim Ratcliffe takeover will impact them\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An official announcement of\u00a0Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s 25 per cent investment into Man United could still be made this week, but the saga now risks dragging into the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>The Ineos billionaire is set to pay \u00a31.25 billion to secure a quarter of the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe\u00a0will purchase 25 per cent of the A-shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange as well as 25 per cent of the Glazers&#8217; B-shares which have greater voting rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to then pump an additional \u00a3245m into the club to upgrade Old Trafford and Carrington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Legal structural matters have led to confirmation of the deal being delayed, but there had been hope an announcement would come before the Christmas break.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/15\/78567967-12885897-Sir_Jim_Ratcliffe_s_1_25bn_investment_in_Manchester_United_is_st-a-30_1703084460705.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s \u00a31.25bn investment in Manchester United is still yet to be officially ratified<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/20\/15\/79174715-12885897-image-a-37_1703085060025.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hope remains Ratcliffe&#8217;s purchase of 25% of the club from the Glazers will come this week<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Should the announcement not be made by Friday, confirmation would then be expected in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, approval is expected to take around six to eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe is set to take control of football operations at Man United.<\/p>\n<p>Football director\u00a0John Murtough will remain in his post during the\u00a0January transfer window and is then likely to be given a new role at United once INEOS move in.\u00a0<\/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, with a show every Monday and Thursday 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>It is\u00a0increasingly likely that Dan Ashworth will replace Murtough as football director, with the official already holding a\u00a0similar position at Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Man United are not expected to make big moves in January due to Financial Fair Play considerations.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe beat off competition from Qatar&#8217;s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, who pulled out of what was a two-horse race for the Premier League giants in October.<\/p>\n<p>More than a year has now passed since the Glazers said they were seeking investment and open to a full sale.<\/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-12885897\/Sir-Jim-Ratcliffe-investment-Man-United-confirmed-week-saga-New-Year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hope remains\u00a0Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s \u00a31.25bn investment in Man United will be confirmed this week&#8230; 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