Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford go out for dinner after opening door for all but THREE Man Utd stars to leave
SIR JIM RATCLIFFE and his chief lieutenant headed out for dinner at The Ivy after opening the door for all but THREE players to leave Manchester United.
The British billionaire has taken over football operations at Old Trafford having paid £1.03bn for a 27.7 per cent stake in the club.
The 71-year-old and his Ineos Director of Sport Sir Dave Brailsford have since set about trying to rebuild the whole club from top to bottom.
United confirmed the appointment of Jason Wilcox as technical director last month from Southampton.
That came after Man Utd revealed ex-Man City man Omar Berrada as their new chief executive.
A new sporting director is yet to be officially appointed but is expected to be Newcastle's Dan Ashworth, who is on gardening leave, with more talks to thrash out compensation set to take place.
It was also announced interim chief executive Patrick Stewart and chief financial officer Cliff Baty will leave United at the end of the season this week.
Meanwhile, Ratcliffe and Brailsford are also hoping to make huge strides on the pitch - and that will start with a huge clearout.
It emerged that United will “listen to offers” for all but THREE of their squad in this summer's transfer window.
Agents and rival clubs are believed to be well aware of their policy with only young trio Kobbie Mainoo, Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho not up for grabs.
Club captain Bruno Fernandes has since hinted that he could quit Old Trafford this summer while the future of boss Erik ten Hag remains under huge scrutiny as he tries to prepare for the upcoming FA Cup Final against Man City.
Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford will resist any attempt to get rid of him at the end of the season.
That meant that Ratcliffe and Brailsford had plenty to chew
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