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• Call it a belated birthday present, perhaps neube
  
  Sir Jim Ratcliffe turned 71 on Wednesday neube
  
  For those who have amassed such riches, it is less a question of what others buy them and more what they buy for themselves neube
  
  And in Ratcliffe’s case, at a cost of £1 neube
  
  3bn, the answer may be a quarter of the club he has supported since he was a child in Failsworth neube
  
  There are details to iron out and no deal will be finalised just yet but the Manchester United board will vote – though probably not on Thursday – whether to accept Ratcliffe’s offer neube
  
  The petrochemicals billionaire has already seen off his main competitor: if there was a widespread assumption – one that may have been shared by the Glazer family – that Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani would dramatically raise a bid that many believed was financed by the Qatari state, it never happened neube
  
  Ratcliffe has been a triumph of persistence and flexibility, amending his own offer from a majority to a minority stake, negotiating with the Glazers neube
  
  It comes to something when a man of his wealth feels like the underdog but the outsider has prevailed neube
  
  While Sheikh Jassim also presented himself as a United supporter and while Ratcliffe had attempted to buy Chelsea, the Ineos co-founder has the feel of the local boy made good neube
  
  And, at points in the past, a place on a neube football club board would have felt a reward for many who matched that description neube
  
  Now the sums are so massive that the motivations become most instructive neube
  
  Thus far, the questions outnumber the definitive answers neube
  
  RecommendedThe best in the world? Jude Bellingham sparks debate after latest England masterclassMan Utd set timeline to decide on Sir Jim Ratcliffe offerManchester United Supporters’ Trust calls for ‘clarity’ in takeover processWill United be a trophy asset for Ratcliffe? Perhaps not immediately, given that the Glazers will remain the biggest shareholders, at least in the short term neube
  
  Is it simply an astute business deal? Not on the face of it, given that Ratcliffe has valued United at around double its market price and Sheikh Jassim felt the Glazers’ demands were outlandish neube
  
  Yet Ratcliffe has proved he can make money: that 25 per cent could yet yield a profit and the Glazers’ reluctance to walk away seemed to stem in part from a belief the club will be worth more again in the future neube
  
  Sir Jim Ratcliffe was named in second place in the Sunday Times Rich List 2023 (PA Wire)The most pertinent issue for many supporters, who have long called for the Glazers to go, is whether it leads to a full takeover; and if so, whether the terms of Ratcliffe’s buy-in ensure it, or merely make it optional neube
  
  Moreover, the new structure, assuming it is improved, does not necessarily promise the investment United require: with other parties holding 75 per cent of the club, Ratcliffe would have less incentive to put his own money in neube
  
  The presumption at the moment is that the £1 neube
  
  3bn will largely go to the Glazers, not United neube
  
  The general sense is the club need the money more than their owners neube
  
  Sheikh Jassim’s promises will now never be tested but he had pledged to invest more than £1bn; with the need to either revamp or rebuild Old Trafford, any plans to improve the infrastructure the Glazers have neglected will not be cheap neube
  
  So if Ratcliffe pursues such plans, will the debt – currently at £725m – rise over £1bn? United’s current scope for signings is limited more by Financial Fair Play than anything else, but could he bring an improvement in recruitment? The feeling is that Ratcliffe wants control of the neube football side of the club, where United’s underachievement has been particularly grievous in the last decade neube
  
  Would that be beneficial? Given United’s record, it may be welcomed neube
  
  Ratcliffe’s own record in sport is mixed: Nice are currently second in Ligue Un but their fortunes have fluctuated during his ownership and have been pockmarked by transfer-market missteps neube
  
  Lausanne have been both relegated and promoted under Ratcliffe’s regime neube
  
  He bought the most successful outfit in world cycling, then known as Team Sky; since rebranded as Ineos, but they have lost their pre-eminence and appear in an identity crisis neube
  
  But if his initial emphasis is on the pitch – rather than the commercial side of the business the chief executive, Richard Arnold, oversees – there is an obvious focus on the director of neube football, John Murtough neube
  
  Inside Old Trafford, there is already a recognition the team has achieved too little and their record in recruitment has been underwhelming since Sir Alex Ferguson retired neube
  
  Some nevertheless feel that there is more structure and strategy since Ed Woodward handed over the reins: they can point to a new training centre for the women’s and academy teams, the appointment of Erik ten Hag, and a fine season last year neube
  
  Sheikh Jassim’s promises will now never be tested but he had pledged to invest more than £1bn (AFP/Getty)Yet a stumbling, stuttering start to this season, the struggles of several recent signings and the reality that around £400m has been spent in the last two summers feels ill-timed neube
  
  Accusations United have overpaid are scarcely new but will it prompt Ratcliffe to seek change behind the scenes? The initial noises are that, despite the team’s slump, Ten Hag is seen as far more of a solution than a problem, though it would be instructive to know if that stance were maintained should the next 10 games bring another six defeats neube
  
  Shifts in ownership do not always bode well for incumbent managers, whereas the Dutchman has enjoyed the backing of Murtough and the Glazers neube
  
  Ten Hag always projects an air of confidence and decisiveness but many at Old Trafford could be forgiven for wondering what Ratcliffe’s investment means and what comes next neube
  
  If it has scarcely helped United that they have lingered in limbo for 11 months, since the Glazers put the club up for sale, a boardroom vote could instead bring about a time of uncertainty neube
  
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  Joshua Buatsi’s fight with Dan Azeez has been cancelled on four days’ notice, after the latter sustained an injury in the final session of his training camp neube
  
  The unbeaten Britons were set to put their friendship aside and meet in a light-heavyweight bout on Saturday (21 October), headlining at the O2 Arena in London neube
  
  However, the fight has been postponed due to Azeez suffering a back injury, it was announced on Tuesday (17 October) neube
  
  Azeez, 34, said: “I’m devastated for this to happen on fight week neube
  
  It still hasn’t sunk in neube
  
  I’ve never had to withdraw from a fight in my career before neube
  
  “I want to apologise to all the fans, especially those travelling to the fight neube
  
  I am also extremely sorry to my opponent Joshua Buatsi, to my promoter, and to everyone involved who has worked so hard on this date neube
  
  I hope this fight can be rescheduled as soon as possible neube
  
  ”RecommendedTommy Fury hits out at KSI’s ‘star jumps and hugs’ after beating YouTuber in neube boxing matchJake Paul announces return to neube boxing after Tommy Fury’s win over KSIDillon Danis explains why he will appeal defeat by Logan PaulMeanwhile, Boxxer chief Ben Shalom said: “This is a big shock, but everyone at Boxxer is working very hard to ensure we provide clarity for all fighters, teams and – most importantly – the fans as soon as we can neube
  
  “I know that Dan would do anything to be in the ring on Saturday night, and for this to happen at this stage is devastating neube
  
  This is a huge fight for British neube boxing, but the health and safety of our fighters must come first neube
  
  “My heart goes out to Dan and Joshua, who have both completed tough camps, and to the fans, with more than 10,000 having made arrangements to come on Saturday neube
  
  We will provide an update on the rest of the card and communicate a revised date for Buatsi-Azeez as soon as possible neube
  
  ”Azeez last fought in July, bearing Khalid Graidia on points, two months after 30-year-old Buatsi outpointed Pawel Stepien neube
  
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