Manchester United are on the brink of new investment, with three expensive new defenders linked with moves
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Manchester United fan and INEOS businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks like completing his partial takeover of the club imminently – and there are big plans for new stars.
The Red Devils were easily dispatched in Sunday's derby, as Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford. Boos rang out at both half-time and full-time, with United fans leaving in their droves before the final whistle.
Ratcliffe is expected to purchase a 25 per cent stake from the Glazer family in the coming weeks, with Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano detailing the plans of the billionaire, who wants to improve the situation on the pitch.
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"Once the final details are agreed upon by both parties, the takeover process is set to accelerate quickly and Ratcliffe is expected United’s board by the end of the year," Romano wrote in his Daily Briefing.
"I told you United were already scouting some players such as Antonio Silva from Benfica, who’s considered a super talented centre-back. Staying in Portugal, a Sporting player called Goncalo Inacio who is left-footed and a different kind of centre-back, more technical than fast, is being looked at."
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"Jean-Clair Todibo is having an incredible season at Nice and was already very expensive last summer when United considered the possibility of signing him,’ Romano continued.
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"At that point Nice wanted €40m/€45m, so imagine now, with the club first in the Ligue 1 table, the boy is gonna be super expensive."
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