Manchester United shareholder and billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has praised Ruben Amorim saying that he is doing an amazing work given the players he is having at the moment.
Speaking to BBC, he revealed that some of the players are probably being overpaid but as a club they will have to be accountable for who they want.
“If I actually look at the squad which is available to Rúben Amorim, I think he is doing a really good job to be honest” he told BBC
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“Amorim is an outstanding young manager. He’s an excellent manager and I think he will be at Man United for a long time” he said
“You are beginning to see a glimpse of what Ruben Amorim can produce. I think you saw a glimpse of it against Arsenal. How many players against Arsenal on the bench did you recognise?” he continued
“Some players are not good enough and some probably are overpaid..but for us to mold the squad that we are fully responsible for, and accountable for, will take time” he told BBC
Sir Jim Ratcliffe also reveals the discussion he held with Sir Alex Ferguson where he told him how the club’s cost were higher than the income and it will be impossible to continue paying him £2m a year. After thinking about it, Ferguson agreed to end his contract with Manchester United.
“”I sat down with Alex and said to him that the club is spending more than it’s making, that we’re going to be in trouble and we can’t afford to keep paying him £2m a year.
I gave him time to think about it and he came back three days later, after speaking to his son, and said: fine, I’m going to stand down. That’s my decision.
I think that’s a very good reflection on Alex, because he put the club before himself” he said
The statement reflects the financial hardship Manchester United is facing and the uphill task it has in order to turn things around at the club.
