Finally, the day when Sir Jim Ratcliffe officially became a minority shareholder in Manchester United arrived. The British billionaire came in and is now in serious talks with everybody at the club, trying to assess employees from the inside as well as trying to bring forward his own ideas to the Old Trafford staff. Coach Erik ten Hag certainly is high in the pecking order of the new owner. The results are not good, the squad position is what the club expected, and the recruitment department is definitely the weakest link. So Ratcliffe is here to shake things up, and being in sync with the head coach is important. Borussia get a big discount on Sancho, who is set to join Dortmund on a loanThe Dutch tactician, whose team will play against Wigan in the FA Cup on Monday was very optimistic after a meeting with the man who will be in charge of his job. “It was very positive, I have to say. We had a long meeting, so many hours we sit together. On many issues we were on the same page, it was very positive from both sides. I can say that it was a very constructive meeting and we’re looking forward to working with each other. I think it’s very shortly that Ineos take over football operations and also we have to let it settle down. They’re just coming in and introducing themselves. They have good ideas. We have to see what we can integrate, in togetherness we will work, but after one day you can’t tell that. They have given me a few what their ideas are. We have had our debates about strategies and I think we will come together” said Ten Hag. Cameroonian Superman to play two games in 24 hoursBritish media also reported that after Victor Lindelof got a contract extension, the club also triggered Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s one-year extension, with an intention to secure a long-term deal with an increased wage (he is currently on a 90.000 pounds a week). Ten Hag confirmed those reports and also revealed that new deals are in line for Anthony Martial and Rafael Varane. “We are talking with Rapha Varane, with Anthony Martial, and we triggered the options on Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Vicot Lindelof and Hannibal” Ten Hag said. He refused to go into details, but it has been reported that both players will be offered new deals, even though they weren’t playing well, but with a hefty pay cut.##NAJAVA_MECA_7781619##
