Sir Ratcliffe, the billionaire who bought 27.7% of Manchester United’s shares for 1.3 billion pounds, is starting the process of ‘blood change’ at Old Trafford. As soon as he took office, he appointed Omar Berrada, CEO of Manchester City, as the club’s new CEO and is actively courting Newcastle’s Sports Director Dan Ashworth.
Many sources said that new boss Ratcliffe is planning to replace coach Erik ten Hag after this year’s season ends. According to Foot Mercato, coach Zidane is billionaire Ratcliffe’s dream candidate for the position of ‘captain’ of Man Utd.
However, Zidane has rejected invitations from many clubs since he left Real Madrid three years ago. The French strategist’s coaching career went down in history with Los Blancos, where he won 3 Champions League titles and 2 La Liga championships.
However, Sir Ratcliffe’s hopes were rekindled when coach Zidane just hinted at the possibility of returning to the field. In a recent interview with Sky Sports, the French legend shared: “Being a coach in Italy? Why not? Anything can happen. Right now, I’m busy with some work but I’m sure I will definitely return to the coaching bench, I want that.”