Sir Jim Ratcliffe won't "interfere" with Erik ten Hag 's work at Manchester United if the British billionaire completes his takeover.
Ratcliffe, 70, remains a frontrunner in the hotly-contested race to buy the Red Devils, with Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani still hoping to pull off a takeover swoop of his own and oust the Glazer family. Within his £5billion bid, Ratcliffe has proposed a plan to initially purchase a majority stake in the club before completing a full acquisition of the Glazers' remaining shares by 2026.
Parties vying for ownership are set to learn the outcome of their latest offers in a matter of days, with the Glazer family trusting US merchant bank Raine to select a preferred buyer after three rounds of bidding. If boyhood United fan Ratcliffe - through his petrochemical company INEOS - gets the nod, then manager Ten Hag will have to prepare for a new boss.
