Manchester United ‘handicap’ laments Sir Jim Ratcliffe in quick fix warning

Manchester United minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned his "handicapped" side will need more summer transfer windows to turn the club around.The Red Devils are coming off the back of their worst Premier League campaign in eighth place, finishing their worst league campaign since 1989/90. An FA Cup victory over rivals Manchester City meant the club managed to end the season on a high - and more than likely save manager Erik ten Hag's job in the process - but Ratcliffe knows significant changes are needed as he and his Ineos team take over. of the club's football operations for their first transfer window this summer. VIDEO Alan Shearer explains how England could have won the Euros"There is room for improvement everywhere we look at Manchester United and we will improve everything," the billionaire told Bloomberg. "We want to be where Real Madrid are today, but it will take time."Ratcliffe completed his minority stake in the club in January as he sealed a 27.77% stake in Old Trafford and began recruiting a new CEO, technical director and sporting director.But only one of those staff - technical director Jason Wilcox - has been able to start work, with Omar Berrada and Dan Ashworth still on gardening leave as they don't have long notice periods.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week."We're kind of handicapped in that, so I think we'll do a pretty good job," added Ratcliffe. “It will take two or three summer windows to get to a better place. I'm not sure we'll solve all the problems in the first transfer window."The club's summer transfer wish list will be a long one, starting with a new centre-back and striker, while depth is needed in several other areas. Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite has been heavily linked with Ratcliffe suggesting the club will not be looking to sign superstars this summer.Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite has been linked with Manchester United (Image credit: Getty Images)"Manchester United don't have players valued at €100m or more," continued Ratcliffe, admitting that a big-name newcomer "isn't going to solve the problem at Manchester United".Ratcliffe's first big decision this summer was to retain Ten Hag's services despite weeks of speculation that the Dutchman was a dead man walking while running, but the 71-year-old is more concerned with the structure of the club, rather than individuals."The coach is not the central issue at Manchester United. It is a sports club. It has to be competitive, it needs a degree of intensity but with a supportive side because you are dealing with relatively young players. It didn't have that kind of historical background."More Manchester United storiesGary Neville appears alongside Sir Keir Starmer on a Labor Party political showManchester United striker Mason Greenwood wanted it by three Serie A clubs with a hefty transfer fee mooted: reportManchester United are hoping to sign Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo struck a huge blow: report window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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