Jim Ratcliffe's potential Man Utd investment assessed | Football Digest Sir Jim Ratcliffe might just be able to help Manchester United return to their former glories if he manages to complete his minority investment in the Red Devils over the coming months. Ratcliffe is widely expected to purchase a 25 per cent stake in the club, with Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani’s campaign to lead a full-scale takeover falling

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Manchester United are expected to pay further tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of Tuesday’s night’s Champions League match at Old Trafford. The United Trinity statue outside the ground was awash with tributes to Charlton on Sunday as

Newcastle United fans were special during PSG victory | Football Digest Newcastle might be tempted to sign a new midfielder in the January transfer window, with Sandro Tonali facing a one-year ban for breaching rules around betting on matches. The 23-year-old is expected to face a lengthy suspension and it has been reported that Newcastle’s owners are ready to splash out on a replacement just a few months after bringing

Jim Ratcliffe’s potential Man Utd investment assessed | Football Digest Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has showcased glimpses of early promise after his £72million transfer from Atalanta in the summer. But United have been desperately short of goals during a poor start to the season, and he is yet to find the net in the Premier League. That said, aiming the blame at the 20-year-old would be severely misplaced. Regardless

Jim Ratcliffe’s potential Man Utd investment assessed | Football Digest Paul Mitchell is reportedly at the top of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s shortlist to become Manchester United’s new sporting director once INEOS complete their £1.4billion deal for 25 per cent of the club. The 42-year-old is available after leaving AS Monaco earlier this year and looks primed to become a key member of a revamped football department at Old Trafford. Mitchell,

Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal – Review Chelsea is not the easiest club for players to resurrect their careers as patience usually wears thin, but Mauricio Pochettino’s management of Marc Cucurella proves Stamford Bridge is quickly becoming a place for redemption. Once jeered by the fans as the club languished in the bottom half of the table, the defender embodied everything about Pochettino’s ‘new Chelsea’ in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal on

Mauricio Pochettino jokes he would be ‘KILLED’ if he didn’t start £222m stars Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo in Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo were not fresh for Chelsea’s Arsenal clash The £222m midfield pair were late returners from international duty Mauricio Pochettino might have preferred to ease them back into action  Mauricio Pochettino joked he would be killed if he did not field Enzo Fernandez

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters A Greek Super League clash between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos was abandoned after one player was left injured after being 'hit by a firecracker'. There's rarely an encounter between the two colossi of Athens that goes by without

Graham Potter could return to Chelsea and sign five players if he replaces Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. The out-of-work coach is linked with the Old Trafford job if the incoming investors lose faith in Ten Hag. United’s takeover saga finally looks set to come to an end. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is in line to buy a 25 per cent stake in the club worth around £1.3billion. The INEOS

Follow live coverage as Atalanta face Genoa in Serie A today. Italy’s top flight has seen a rotating cast of teams at the top since the dominance of Juventus was ended, with both Inter Milan and AC Milan claiming a title apiece before Napoli finished top last term. Jose Mourinho’s Roma, Lazio led by Maurizio Sarri and Atalanta, under Gian Piero Gasperini, are also all exciting clubs with European or