Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pushing ahead with his plans to revolutionise his Manchester United squad having made a firm enquiry to sign Trevoh Chalobah after learning Chelsea’s modest asking price and with the defender slotted as a replacement for a long-serving star.
The Red Devils are looking to transform their squad this summer after a seriously underwhelming 2023/24 campaign that was only saved by victory in the FA Cup final over Manchester City. And while that win at Wembley spared Erik ten Hag from the sack and also brought Europa League football to Old Trafford, it did not paper over the very obvious cracks that appeared for all to see at Manchester United.
Indeed, having finished eighth in the Premier League and humiliated themselves in the Champions League, British billionare Ratcliffe is prepared to leave no stone unturned in his quest to transform the club back among the English and European elite.
But he won’t do that by spending silly money on some of the game’s biggest stars. Instead, Ratcliffe will shrewdly replace one by one the club’s under-performers with younger, hungrier and more talented stars who can grow at Old Trafford and thrive in the challenge of making the Red Devils one of England’s finest once again.
With that in mind, Ratcliffe has already spent £88.7m on acquiring Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee – two of European football’s finest young talents.
