Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be on board at Man United as soon as next week and the current OGC Nice owner has made clear his transfer strategy.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe 's deal to become a minority shareholder at Manchester United is edging closer and the Ineos founder will hope to improve transfer operations drastically.
That will see Ratcliffe in charge of United's transfer policy, an area in which they have consistently underperformed. They are the only club to spend more than £1billion on transfer fees over the last decade and much of that has gone down the drain.ALSO READ: United could be affected by new Premier League ruling amid Ratcliffe investment
" never wants to be the dumb money in town, never," he said. "They are in quite a big pickle as a business. "We have a different approach here to be moderately intelligent about it. Try to do it more grassroots, trying to locate young talent. Some clubs seem to have an ability to do that; Southampton, Lille. United have done it really poorly. They have lost the plot."
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