According to Tasnim news agency, the Manchester United club, which recently announced that Richard Arnold will step down as the executive director of the club at the end of December (end of this year), is now planning to appoint a new sports director. According to the report of the English publication “Manchester Evening News”; Manchester United are planning to appoint a new sporting director to replace John Murtaugh, and the change is certain to happen.
Changes in the management staff of Manchester United are taking place while British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is on the verge of finalizing the purchase of 25% of the English club’s shares. John Murtaugh started his career at Manchester United 10 years ago, and in March 2021, he was announced as the first sporting director in the history of this English club.
According to the “Manchester Evening News” report; Ratcliffe, who through his company called “INEOS” is on the verge of acquiring 25% of the shares of the Manchester United club, in the virtual meetings with Joel Glazer (a member of the Glazer family who owns the Manchester United club) talked about possible changes in the club’s staff. It shows that more changes are going to take place in this club.
The Glazer family, who bought Manchester United for £790 million in 2005, have been heavily criticized by fans in recent years.