Manchester United takeover news live by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, latest with Jean-Claude Blanc linked to Manchester United

Alejandro Garnacho has not been called up to the Argentina squad due to his recent form.

Manager Scaloni was honest in his explanation when asked why Garnacho was not involved. “The reason why Garnacho was not called up? He said in his press conference that Alli was not selected due to a problem related to form.

“We don’t like to bring players in and constantly take them out or leave them out of the team. Everyone wants to be there and that’s great, but the human side comes into play and you have to make decisions.”

United are still a big prize for a top four finish.

Finishing in the top four

• City – 1/250
• Arsenal – 1/6
• Liverpool – 2/9
• Tottenham – 13/8
• Newcastle – 9/4
• Aston Villa – 4/1
• United – 4/1
• Chelsea – 9/2

Possibilities across Petway.

Jean-Claude Blanc could succeed Richard Arnold as United’s chief executive, according to a report Telegraph.

Blanc is a senior figure at Ineos Sport, and Arnold jumped ship before Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of a 25 per cent stake in the club was approved.

The report claims that Blanc, who left a senior role at Paris Saint-Germain last December to oversee the entire Ineos Sport portfolio, is under consideration to replace Arnold.

Blanc was also the former CEO of Juventus.

Sancho remains banned from the first team and is set to leave.

Sancho will sign before February 2, 2024

• Not signing or agreeing to a contract with any other club 13/10
• Juventus 3/1
• Any Saudi Arabian club 4/1
• Chelsea 6/1
• Dortmund 15/2
• Tottenham and Manchester City 9/1

Possibilities across Betfair.

Juventus wants to sign Jadon Sancho in the January window, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. daily Mail.

Sancho has been frozen out of the first team since the start of September, when he publicly branded Ten Hag a liar due to his absence from United’s squad to face Arsenal.

This report claims that representatives from Juventus were in the UK last week and are understood to have made contact with United over the possibility of a loan move in January.

Sir Dave Brailsford visited Manchester United’s Carrington training complex ahead of Ineos Group’s imminent investment in the club.

Brailsford, the Ineos sporting director, is understood to have made at least two trips to Carrington in recent weeks. Brailsford was taken to the building in a blacked-out car.

The former head of British Cycling and Team Sky was part of the Ineos delegation that visited Old Trafford and Carrington in March, along with Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and director Andy Currie.

Ratcliffe is set to take a 25% stake in United worth £1.3bn, with confirmation expected within the next week or so.

Highly placed sources at United say Ineos was impressed by the club’s presentation and praised the “detail and depth”.

Arnold and Woodward are friends, both graduated from the University of Bristol and share the same background in finance. They are Glazer’s assistants.

Neither man should have found himself so powerful at United, but a new era is now on the horizon.

Arnold replaced Woodward as the club’s kingmaker in February 2022 when he was appointed chief executive, but he spent just 21 months in the role and his expected departure was confirmed on Wednesday morning.

With Arnold gone, United needed an interim appointment as CEO and they turned to Stewart.

Although he has only taken on the role on an interim basis, he will still be tasked with steering the ship at United in a time of turmoil.

United believe he is a safe person to do so.

Yesterday was a busy day for United.

Richard Arnold is set to leave the club by the end of the year. The 52-year-old was always expected to leave once Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s bid to buy a 25 per cent stake in the club became official, with the deal expected to be ratified during the international break.

United are yet to confirm Ratcliffe’s proposed £1.3bn investment, but Arnold’s departure is one of a number of changes expected as part of the British billionaire’s review of the sporting structure.