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Steven Chicken

Manchester United report: End of Glazers' tenure near, following key Sir Jim Ratcliffe move

Prospective Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe pictured during the signing of an investment pact between chemicals group Ineos and the Antwerp harbor, Tuesday 15 January 2019 in Antwerp.

Manchester United’s appointment of new chief executive Omar Berrada from Manchester City is a sign of the influence already being wielded by incoming new investors, it has been claimed.

The i’s Pete Hall writes that ‘Sir Dave Brailsford and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s prints are all over’ that headhunting mission, which has seen Berrada step down from his post as chief football operations officer at City Football Group to take on the CEO job at Old Trafford.

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