Jim Ratcliffe eyes ex-Liverpool coach for Man Utd as Ineos chief departs
The action might have briefly subsided on the field for Erik ten Hag and his Manchester United players but there is still an air of anticipation around Old Trafford.
With a host of Red Devils currently on international duty, the manager will be desperate his stars return fully fit amid a mounting injury list. And their next Premier League fixture at Everton on November 26 could be an emotionally charged one, after the Toffees were deducted 10 points by the Premier League on Friday.
In the meantime, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is closing in on a deal that will see him own a 25 per cent stake in the club. A proposal has long been agreed for the INEOS chief to become a minority stakeholder, and he seemingly is already putting transfer plans in place.
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Ratcliffe targets ex-Liverpool coach
Atalanta's head of senior recruitment, Lee Congerton, is one of the figures being considered by Sir Jim Ratcliffe for a sporting director role at Manchester United.
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According to The Telegraph, Congerton has now emerged as a lead contender. The 50-year-old, who previously had coaching spells as a coach with Chelsea and Liverpool, has been in charge of senior recruitment at Atalanta since moving to Italy.
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Ironically, he was influential in bringing Rasmus Hojlund to the Serie A outfit from Austria before he was sold to United in the summer transfer window. Indeed, Congerton did his best to scupper the deal as he believed the club should hold out for €100million (£87.5milllion) for the Denmark international's services - below the £72m Atalanta eventually banked.
Ineos shake-up sees chief leave role
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is shaking up the structure of his cycling team as he prepares to start an overhaul at Manchester United - proving to fans he won't be afraid to make big calls.
Rod Ellingworth has left Ineos (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Richard Arnold has already left his position as chief executive, and it is not only at United where Ratcliffe is making changes, altering the management structure at Ineos Grenadiers. According to the Daily Telegraph, Rod Ellingworth has left his post as deputy team principal of the cycling squad.
Ellingworth is one of the founders of the team, having been part of the initial management group when it was launched as Team Sky in 2009. The reasons for his exit are yet to be confirmed, with the 51-year-old having been in day-to-day charge of the team.
Sir Alex Ferguson nets $1million racing prize
Sir Alex Ferguson was celebrating his “best ever” victory as a racehorse owner on Friday after winning Bahrain’s richest race.
Spirit Dancer prevailed at Sakhir in the Group 2 Bahrain International Trophy, a son of Frankel he not only co-owns with Ged Mason and Fred Done, but also bred. Trained by Richard Fahey, Spirit Dancer was produced wide of a star-studded international field by jockey Oisin Orr to saunter away from his rivals and score by two and a quarter lengths.
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Asked to rank the victory among his other significant race wins, Ferguson said: “That’s the best ever, without doubt, the best ever. Against the pedigrees of all those horses with their form. It was fantastic, I couldn't believe it."
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