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Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes is not convinced the Glazers will surrender full control of football operations to impending investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Ratcliffe, who is leading the Ineos Group's bid to secure a 25 per cent stake in the club, is understood to be on the brink of securing a minority stake in the club. Chief executive Richard Arnold's exit from Old Trafford on Wednesday was the biggest indicator yet that a deal is on the cusp of being finalised.
Should everything get over the line, widespread reports in recent weeks have suggested that Ratcliffe and Ineos, as part of the deal, will have full control of all football-related matters. According to reports, that will include overseeing the club's recruitment strategy.
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United's recruitment policy is in desperate need of attention and improvement following a catalogue of errors in recent years. However, Scholes does not believe the Glazers will allow Ratcliffe to come into the club and be left to his own devices with just a minority stake.
Appearing on the Webby & O'Neill YouTube channel, Scholes said: "Well, everyone talks about recruitment and recruitment is very difficult. It's a difficult thing to get right, every signing you make is a risk.
"It's clear that we've signed good players, but a lot of them don't seem to ever work. So I think that will be the first thing he does.
"They're talking about a director of football as well, or a sporting director whatever you want to call it, with some experience, that will be something he will want to get in place straight away. I just find
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