David Ornstein - The Athletic

Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc of INEOS met Manchester United executives at Old Trafford on Thursday as Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in the club edges closer. Brailsford, director of sport at INEOS, and Blanc, who left an executive role at Paris Saint-Germain to oversee the entire INEOS Sport portfolio, are expected to be heavily involved in revamping United’s football operations once Ratcliffe’s minority stake is approved. United’s football director, John Murtough, and interim chief executive, Patrick Stewart, were in attendance to meet...