12 Manchester United first-team players to leave, kickstarting Sir Jim Ratcliffe's revolution: report

By Mark White
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Manchester United are due a massive rebuild this summer, with a dozen stars to depart the club

Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman and founder of Ineos Group Holdings Plc, following a Bloomberg Television interview at The Grenadier pub in London, UK, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. "If you're in the automotive world, you've got a responsibility to try and improve the world's carbon footprint," Ratcliffe said.
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Manchester United are to let 12 of their first-team squad leave Old Trafford this summer, as Sir Jim Ratcliffe wields a remorseless scythe through the club.

The Red Devils are languishing below the Champions League places, with speculation rife that plenty of exits will take place this summer. Omar Berrada has been appointed CEO, with Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox lined up in a new-look backroom team.

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.