{"id":295647,"date":"2023-11-19T19:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295647"},"modified":"2023-11-19T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:39:07","slug":"man-utd-have-open-passage-to-finally-sign-40m-todibo-because-of-jim-ratcliffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-have-open-passage-to-finally-sign-40m-todibo-because-of-jim-ratcliffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd have open passage to finally sign \u00a340m Todibo because of Jim Ratcliffe"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United are reportedly set to turn to Sir Jim Ratcliffe\u2019s other club, Ligue 1 side Nice, as chiefs attempt to reinforce Erik ten Hag\u2019s defence in the January transfer window. The INEOS CEO is on the verge of purchasing a 25 per cent stake in the club for approximately \u00a31.3billion and he will oversee the sporting side of the Red Devils.<\/p>\n
The upcoming window is where Ratcliffe can signal his intentions to the fanbase and the Mirror claim that the January priority is to sign a new centre-back. Last season\u2019s first-choice pairing Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane have been absent due to injury and tactical reasons, with the likes of Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof instead featuring.<\/p>\n
Ratcliffe\u2019s arrival could help land long-term target Jean-Clair Todibo who has been impressing for Nice. He was previously linked with a transfer in the summer but as Maguire\u2019s proposed move to West Ham failed to materialise, no new defender was brought in while finances were kept tight.<\/p>\n
Nice value the former Barcelona defender at \u00a340million with the club currently second in Ligue 1 table. He has also been scouted by Newcastle but United could have the edge thanks to Ratcliffe and his relationship with the French club.<\/p>\n
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