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15.11.2023 - 13:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Sir Dave Brailsford has been visiting Manchester United’s Carrington training complex ahead of the Ineos Group’s impending investment into the club.
Brailsford, the sporting director of Ineos, is understood to have made at least two trips to Carrington in recent weeks. Brailsford was driven onto the premises in a blacked-out vehicle.
The former head of British cycling and Team Sky was part of the Ineos delegation that visited Old Trafford and Carrington in March, along with Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and director Andy Currie.
Ratcliffe is on the verge of securing a 25 per cent stake in United worth £1.3billion, with confirmation anticipated within the next week or so.
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Senior United sources say Ineos were impressed with the club’s presentation and lauded their “detail and depth”.
However, football director John Murtough’s role is believed to be under threat as Ratcliffe seeks to overhaul the structure at United.
Chief executive Richard Arnold will vacate his role at the end of the year. A source told the Manchester Evening News last month Arnold would “definitely go” and his exit was confirmed by the club on Wednesday.
The MEN revealed last week Ratcliffe has been holding virtual meetings with United co-chairman Joel Glazer about proposed personnel changes to the club’s structure.
Murtough has overseen a substantial structural overhaul at United, hiring Andy O'Boyle as deputy football director, Steve Brown as head of recruitment and the head of data science Dominic Jordan. Matt Hargreaves replaced Matt Judge as director of football negotiations in the summer. Darren Fletcher was announced as United's
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