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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Ratcliffe increases Manchester United stake after paying agreed investment

Sir Jim Ratcliffe (right) speaks to Jason Wilcox in the stands during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United
Sir Jim Ratcliffe (right) has put a new hierarchy in place at Manchester United including the technical director, Jason Wilcox (left). Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty Images

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has increased his stake in Manchester United after injecting a further £79.3m ($100m) promised when he bought his minority stake last year.

The British billionaire now owns 28.94% of the club, up from 27.7%. The latest investment is set to help fund improvements off the pitch rather than help bolster Ruben Amorim’s squad during January’s transfer window. When Ratcliffe bought into United a year ago, the deal included a guarantee that he would put £238m ($300m) into infrastructure and this is the final instalment of those payments, which the US Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed was paid on Wednesday.

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