The British billionaire is prepared to make a bid for another outstanding striker. The club showed interest in Harry Kane throughout the summer.
Under Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Manchester United has outlined its transfer ambitions. They aim to buy a world-class forward of Harry Kane’s calibre.
Ratcliffe anticipates that his £1 billion agreement to purchase a 25% share in United will be approved early in the next month, and he has already started working on measures to reinvigorate the team.
Priorities have been set for a new center-forward, a No. 8, a center-back, and a right-back in order to strengthen United’s assault.
Rasmus Hojlund, a £72 million addition, who scored only his second Premier League goal in yesterday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham, is anticipated to play alongside any new attacker.
Ratcliffe was seated in the directors’ box at Old Trafford for the first time since his takeover agreement was revealed last month, and despite Hojlund’s challenging start to life in England, key United executives continue to support him.
Michael Olise, a winger for Crystal Palace, has been identified by United as a top transfer target in advance of their anticipated roster makeover at the end of the current campaign.
Jarrad Branthwaite of Everton and Jean Clair Todibo of Nice are highly regarded centre backs, although a number of Premier League teams are also interested in these two players.
In order to bring in players this month and stay inside Premier League spending limits, United must first sell players. The majority of the players on the team’s wish list will be impossible to sign in January.
However, Ratcliffe’s investment is expected to significantly boost the team’s capacity to acquire players in the summer without going against financial regulations, and United is organising a busy summer to usher in the Ratcliffe era.
United are on the verge of moving midfielder Hannibal Mejbri to Sevilla for £17.5m after letting Jadon Sancho re-join Borrussia Dortmund on loan last week, with those moves affording further chance to spend this month.
Manager Erik ten Hag is heavily involved in the transfer strategy for this month and next summer, despite United’s persistent troubles.
Under the terms of his contract with the Glazers, Ratcliffe will have complete power over football operations, and the millionaire from INEOS is moving forward with plans to restructure the club’s disastrous transfer policy.
Dan Ashworth and Paul Mitchell are being considered for sporting director positions at United, and Sir Dave Brailsford is in charge of overseeing an examination of the team’s transfer structure.
