Sir Jim Ratcliffe named the stars that are costing Manchester United Millions while exposing the chronic expense that has dragged the club to the edge of oblivion.
Ratcliffe revealed that United still owes Money to Jadon Sancho, Casemiro, Antony, Rasmus Hojlund, Lisandro Martinez and Andre Onana, admitting that some of them are “paid” or not good enough to play for the club.
In a brutally frank interview series, the minority owner also said: United could have been removed by Christmas if it had not reduced costs; Ruben Amorim will return the success to the club and win the title in the next three years; It was a mistake to give Erik Ten Hag a new contract and hire Dan Ashworth as sports director; United will announce plans to build a new stadium of £ 2 billion.
Ratcliffe publicly brought the players who continue to cost United in transfer fees, admitting that it was a situation that “inherited” after investing £ 1.3 billion in the club. The 72 -year -old said: “This summer,” we will buy “Antonio,” we will buy “Sancho,” we will buy “Casemiro,” we will buy “Martínez,” we will buy “Hojlund,” we will buy “Onana, and there are all the £ 17 million each.
'If we don't buy anyone, we are buying those players. It is not a light switch (which can be turned off).
'These are all the things of the past, we like it or not, we have inherited those things and we have to solve that.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has named the stars that cost Manchester United Millions
Ratcliffe says that United must still owe Jadon Sancho, who is borrowed in Chelsea
United also owes money to Casemiro, Antony, Rasmus Hojlund, Lisandro Martinez and Andre Onana
Ratcliffe has dedicated himself to saving money in United by implementing a series of cuts
'For Sancho, who now plays for Chelsea and pay half of his salary, we are paying £ 17 million to buy it in the summer.
'Some are not good enough and others are probably paid in excess, but for us mold the squad of which we are totally responsible and responsible, it will take time.
'We have this period of transformation where we move from the past to the future.
'There are some great players in the team. As we know, the captain is fabulous. We definitely need Bruno (Fernandes), he is a fantastic footballer.
Ratcliffe has dedicated himself to saving money in United through the implementation of a series of cuts that include eliminating up to 450 jobs and discarding free lunches for staff.
Fans are upset about the threat of increasing the price of tickets and thousands marched in protest before Sunday against Arsenal in Old Trafford, asking the Glazer family to give up their club control, which costs United Millions more in interest payments.
But Ratcliffe defended his policies in the strongest terms, warning that United could have left the business if he had not taken measures to avoid disaster.
“The simple answer is that the club runs out of Christmas at Christmas if we don't do those things,” he added. 'If you spend more than you eventually earn, that is the way to ruin. Manchester United had left the rails on a long way. If you look at the numbers, they were very afraid because they had lost control of where the ship was heading. And the costs had gone out of control.
According to Ratcliffe, Ruben Amorim will return the success to the club and win the title in the next three years
In addition, Ratcliffe acknowledged that it was a mistake to give Erik Ten a new contract
'In super simple terms, the club has spent more money than it has won during the last seven years, even this year. If you do it for a prolonged period of time, it ends in a very difficult place and, for Manchester United, that place ended at the end of this year.
'At the end of 2025, Manchester United would have run out of cash. That is the first time we said that in public, but that is the fact of the matter.
Ratcliffe, who admitted that Sir Alex Ferguson was a “a little grumpy” when he told the legendary head of the United who was losing his contract of £ 2 million a year as a club ambassador, he added: “I do not enjoy reading the newspaper very much these days, I have to say it.”
'I know it is unpopular, and this period of change is uncomfortable for people, and some of the decisions we have to make are unpleasant. But they are necessary to replace Manchester United in a stable base.
'The staff has increased by 250 people. You are going through this period in which you are losing a lot of money and at the same time you are recruiting a lot. It makes no sense. We will give you free lunch, we will give you all these advantages and pay your first -class train rate. We will give you a free taxi for this, but we are going to reduce here. It is not consistent.
'You can't be half pregnant. Either they solve it or not.
Some of the problems were of Ratcliffe's own creation after United paid millions in compensation to fire ten hag and his coaching staff only months after giving the Dutch man a new contract when he won the FA Cup. Then they paid Sporting Lisbon to hire Amorim and his staff, and also fired sports director Ashworth after 159 days.
'I agree that Erik Ten's decisions and Dan Ashworth were mistakes. I accept that and apologize for that, “said Ratcliffe, who said Ashworth lacked” Chemistry “with the rest of the leadership team. 'If you look at the time we made the decision on Erik, the management team had not been in force for more than five minutes.
'He had just won a Cup final. They criticize us for not being emotional and there was a bit of emotion in that decision.
United fans marched in protest against Ratcliffe and Glazers before the game V arsenal
'It became clearer three months after we were wrong, but we move on. I think we correct it and we are in a very different place today '.
Ratcliffe insists that Amorim is the right man for work despite not lifting United above 14 on the table, the same position as when ten hag said.
'If I really look at the squad that is available for Ruben, he is doing a super job. He is an excellent manager and I think he will be there for a long time, '' he said.
In United Ambition to win the Premier League title again by 2028, the Ineos billionaire added: 'I do not think it is impossible. I think it is good to have goals and objectives.
Ratcliffe is ready to make an announcement about United's plans for Old Trafford today with all the indications that Foster + Partners will be appointed to build a new stadium.
“We are not going to ask the government of any money to build the land, but we cannot afford all other things there because we cannot finance,” he said. 'But I would like to build a really iconic stadium.
'They cannot get (sir) Norman (Foster) to concentrate on anything other than the stadium because he is a Mancunian and has really been captivated. I think he has done a fabulous job.