Manchester United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed that they want to sign the rising players rather than target the established players. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe has confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of the ongoing season and will be available as a free agent.
Real Madrid is one of the big clubs that has shown its interest in signing the talisman Frenchman. Ratcliffe admitted it is not easy for them to sign a big player like Mbappe but they will look to rope in talented players and invest in them.
“I think in a way what I would rather do is try to sign the next Mbappé than spend a fortune trying to buy success,” Ratcliffe told Geraint Jones on his Cycling Club podcast.
“It’s not that clever buying Mbappé, anyone can figure that one out. What’s much more challenging is to find the next Mbappé or [Jude] Bellingham or Roy Keane.”
After Sir Alex Fergusson retired in 2013, Manchester United have invested heavily in big players but they have failed to pay dividends to the club. The likes of Paul Pogba and Ángel Di María could not get the job done for the Red Devils.
“The solution isn’t spending a lot of money on a couple of great players,” Ratcliffe said.
“They’ve done that if you look at what they’ve done the last 10 years, they have spent a lot of money on a couple of great players.
“The first thing you need to do is get the right people in the right boxes managing the club and make sure we get recruitment right, that’s such a vital part of a football club, getting recruitment right.”
With Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp leaving the Reds at the end of the ongoing season, Ratcliffe lauded the German manager for doing a fine job.
“I didn’t see the match between Liverpool and Man City and one of the things I read was that only three or four of the Liverpool players would get in the City team,” Ratcliffe added.
“But Klopp has this ability to drive his players to a frenzy where they have total commitment on the pitch. That’s one of the things a good coach can do.”
Manchester United will face Brentford on Saturday night.
