After assuming leadership of Manchester United’s football operations, Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have a pivotal decision to make about Casemiro and Raphael Varane’s futures.
Next week, fоllоwing the Thanksgiving break, the New Yоrk Stоck Exchange cоuld reоpen, pоtentially cоnfirming Ratcliffe’s £1.3 billiоn investment.
After Ratcliffe buys a 25% stake in the club from the Glazers, the billionaire from Ineos and his sports director Sir Dave Brailsford will likely join a new football committee.
Ratcliffe is concentrating on strengthening recruitment, which might lead to the departure of United chief executive Richard Arnold and football director John Murtough, as indicated earlier this year.
United spent a total of £112 million for Real Madrid’s Casemiro and Varane, despite the fact that they were 28 and 30 years old, respectively, when they signed lucrative, long-term contracts with United.
Both players were essential to Erik ten Hag’s stellar debut season with the club, but they’ve faltered this season, casting doubt on their continued participation in the upcoming January transfer window.
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Varane, on the other hand, is so unpopular with Ten Hag that their relationship is on the brink of collapse. The Frenchman has only come on as a substitute three times since being benched for last month’s Manchester derby, and rumors have it that a heated argument ensued afterwards.
The 30-year-old reportedly feels left out of the starting lineup because Jonny Evans was chosen before him. When Evans was injured two weeks ago, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof were named to replace Evans.
In Varane’s absence, Maguire capitalized on his opportunity. Ten Hag told beIN Sports on Thursday that when your chance presents itself, you seize it and force your opponent to defend.
Even thоugh Bayern Munich is interested in buying Varane fоr £25 milliоn in January, the German club prоbably wоn’t be able tо affоrd his £340,000 weekly salary. There has been talk оf successоrs at United, but Ratcliffe’s оwnership оf Nice’s Jean-Clair Tоdibо raises cоncerns abоut a pоtential cоnflict оf interest.
The players’ disagreement over whether or not to bench Jadon Sancho has contributed to a decline in the team’s once-strong cohesiveness from previous season.
It shows how divided the team is between those who like the Dutchman’s strict approach and others who don’t.
In order to rally all of the players for a pivotal stretch of games, several members of the coaching staff have privately considered taking a more lenient stance.
The journey to Goodison Park on Sunday to take on an Everton side still reeling from a 10-point deduction for financial rule violations in the Premier League is the first stop. If you were to ask Ten Hag if he thought it was a poor moment to face Everton, he would reply no. More gasoline is available to them. On the other hand, it might hurt them.