Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he will step down and walk away from Manchester United if he fails to turn things around at the club.
This comes after his interview with the BBC earlier this week which he expressed his frustration and dissatisfaction with some players at Manchester United. The billionaire labelled some of United’s players as ‘overpaid’.
The billionaire also revealed Manchester United’s plan to build a new stadium that is expected to have a capacity of 100,000 seaters and would cost the club around £2 billion.
Today Sir Jim Ratcliffe told The Times: “I don’t mind being unpopular because I get that nobody likes seeing Manchester United down where they are, and nobody likes the decisions we’re having to make at the moment. If I draw a bit of the ire, I can put up with that. But I’m no different to the average person. It’s not nice, particularly for friends and family.”
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival at the club didn’t exactly turn things around for the Manchester side as the fans expected. United finished last season in eight place in the league, their worst ever finish in 34 years. The 13 time champions currently sit fourteenth in the table after 28 weeks.
“So, eventually, if it reached the extent that the Glazer family have been abused, then I’d have to say, look, enough’s enough guys, let somebody else do this. They can’t really come to a match, the Glazers. They’ve retreated into the shadows a bit now, so I’m getting all the bloody stick.” He added.
