Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been outspoken. About some of the club’s players being “not good enough and overpaid”.

Despite being at the helm for just over a year, Ratcliffe faces a challenging time at Old Trafford. With the club currently sitting 14th in the Premier League – their lowest finish since relegation in 1974. United

have also been knocked out of all domestic cup competitions and the only competition left in contention is the Europa League. Where they face a last-16 second leg against Real Sociedad. The

Ineos chairman’s comments come as the club face a huge financial burden from the likes of Casemiro and Anthony. Who were signed in the summer of 2022 on huge transfer fees and wages. Casemiro

is United’s highest-paid player, earning more than £300,000 a week,

while Anthony’s wages have increased fivefold since joining the club, to around £200,000 a week.

Later signings Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund were also expensive. But have struggled to impress, with Onana making mistakes and Hojlund floundering to produce the goalscoring numbers expected. Jadon Sancho, who joined for a huge fee

in 2021, has been limited by playing time and is currently out on loan at Chelsea. With an obligation to buy for a reduced fee. Antony was sent out on loan to Real Betis in January.

With financial pressure and poor form under his belt, Ratcliffe has been frank in his criticism of the club’s transfer strategy.

“If you look at the players we bought in the summer that we didn’t buy – we had Antony, Casemiro, Onana, Hojlund and Sancho,” Ratcliffe told the BBC. “

All that comes from the past, whether we like it or not. We’ve inherited them and we have to correct that. Sancho now plays for Chelsea but we still have to pay half of his wages, สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน which means we have to pay £17m to buy him back in the summer. “

Some may not be good enough and some may be too expensive. But in order to mold the team We have to take full responsibility, it takes time, now we are in a transition from the past to the future,” he said.

“There are still great players in the team, as we know, our captain is a great player and we definitely need Bruno (Fernandes), he is a great player.