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Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'to demand reasons for Manchester United's vast transfer spending'

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe will ask Manchester United to explain how the club have spent £1.4bn in the transfer market over the last 10 years, according to a report.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe will reportedly ask Manchester United to explain how the club have spent £1.4bn in the transfer market over the last 10 years without securing any major success.

The 71-year-old's deal to purchase 25% of the Red Devils is expected to be confirmed over the international break, and he is set to take control of football operations at the club.

Ratcliffe is allegedly considering sacking three senior figures at Old Trafford, with the jobs of CEO Richard Arnold, football director John Murtough and director of football operations David Harrison all under threat.

The owner and founder of the INEOS Group is also expected to overhaul the scouting department at the club, while he is keen to add two clubs to the Man United network to help the team source and develop young players in the future.

According to The Sun, upon his arrival at Old Trafford, Ratcliffe will ask for an explanation on how the club have managed to spend £1.4bn in the transfer market over the last decade.

The report claims that Ratcliffe is questioning the moves for Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku, Jadon Sancho, Angel Di Maria, Anthony Martial and Donny van de Beek.

Pogba, Lukaku and Di Maria are no longer at the club, but Sancho, Martial and Van de Beek remain contracted to the 20-time English champions.

Sancho has not played for Man United since the end of August, though, and he is set to leave in January due to his high-profile falling-out with Erik ten Hag.

The England international is not currently in the first-team picture at Old Trafford, and with Ratcliffe allegedly fully behind Ten Hag, Sancho is set to depart at the start of 2024.

Martial, meanwhile, only has a contract with the club until next June, and even if the club take up the option of activating a 12-month extension, he is still likely to leave.

Man United are said to be planning to bring in a striker in January to take the pressure off Rasmus Hojlund, who limped off the field against Luton Town on Saturday afternoon.

Van de Beek was heavily linked with a move away from the Red Devils over the summer, but the transfer window closed with the Dutchman still at Old Trafford.

The 26-year-old has only featured twice for the club this season, though, and is expected to follow Sancho and Martial out of the door next year.

Ratcliffe will allegedly pay around £1.3bn to purchase 25% of Man United, having beaten off competition from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani.

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