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Sir Jim Ratcliffe talks Man Utd finances, stadium plans & Ruben Amorim

Football Daily

BBC

Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News, Sport

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe sits down exclusively with BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan. They discuss his ‘challenging’ first year at the club, manager Ruben Amorim, the club’s finances, ticket price rises, his cost-cutting programme, plans for a new stadium and more. Find more on this interview across the BBC Sport website and app and watch the conversation on BBC iPlayer.

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The Football Daily Podcast.

0:51.2

Hello and welcome to an exclusive Football Daily podcast with me, Dan Rowan,

0:56.2

as I sit down with Manchester United co-owner and Ineos billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe,

1:00.9

where we talk his challenging first year as co-owner, manager Ruben Amarim,

1:07.7

the club's finances, ticket price rises, his cost-cutting programme, plans for a new stadium, and lots more.

1:12.1

You'll find more on this interview right across the BBC Sport website and app,

1:15.6

plus you can watch the full conversation on the BBC Eye Player.

1:23.7

This is Five Live Sports. The Football Daily Podcast. So Jim, good to see you. Thank you for your time.

1:28.3

How would you describe your first year as co-owner of Manchester United? Well I think we are sort of roughly where we thought we would be but it's obviously

1:33.3

been quite challenging because there's been a lot to do and quite a lot of issues in the club

1:38.3

that we've needed to resolve. You said it's kind of where you expected to be but is the

1:43.1

challenge facing you even greater than you anticipated?

1:47.1

I mean, the nature of the challenge is what we thought it would be, but the scale of it probably is slightly bigger.

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