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Irish Examiner
11 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Dave Brailsford set for reduced role at Manchester United after reshuffle
Dave Brailsford is set to reduce his role at Manchester United under a reshuffle being planned by minority owner Jim Ratcliffe. Brailsford has played a major part since Ratcliffe secured his stake in United in February 2024, stepping down as team principal of the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team to take charge of footballing operations at Old Trafford and investing considerable time and energy in driving change at the club. But after a season in which United finished 15th, their worst Premier League finish, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham, Ratcliffe is planning a shake-up which will see Brailsford return to his role as director of sport for the wider Ineos group, as first reported by The Times. Under the plans, Jason Wilcox – currently United's technical director – will reportedly be named director of football, and former Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Geraint Thomas is set to take on a leadership role with the Grenadiers when he retires as a rider at the end of the year. Sir Dave Brailsford, left, with Jason Wilcox (Nick Potts/PA) Brailsford, 61, has overseen a major overhaul of United's operations, including a £50million redevelopment of their Carrington training ground. Ratcliffe has scaled back some of Ineos's sporting commitments, terminating its sponsorship of the New Zealand rugby team and ending his bid to win the America's Cup. However, Ratcliffe remains committed to the cycling team, who no longer hold the dominant position they did when winning the Tour de France in seven out of eight editions between 2012 and 2019. Thomas, 39, has said he will retire after the Tour of Britain in September.
The National
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The National
Sir Dave Brailsford set for reduced role at Man Utd
Brailsford has played a major part since Ratcliffe secured his stake in United in February 2024, stepping down as team principal of the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team to take charge of footballing operations at Old Trafford and investing considerable time and energy in driving change at the club. But after a season in which United finished 15th, their worst Premier League finish, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham, Ratcliffe is planning a shake-up which will see Brailsford return to his role as director of sport for the wider Ineos group, as first reported by The Times. Under the plans, Jason Wilcox – currently United's technical director – will reportedly be named director of football, and former Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Geraint Thomas is set to take on a leadership role with the Grenadiers when he retires as a rider at the end of the year. Sir Dave Brailsford, left, with Jason Wilcox (Nick Potts/PA) Brailsford, 61, has overseen a major overhaul of United's operations, including a £50million redevelopment of their Carrington training ground. Ratcliffe has scaled back some of Ineos's sporting commitments, terminating its sponsorship of the New Zealand rugby team and ending his bid to win the America's Cup. However, Ratcliffe remains committed to the cycling team, who no longer hold the dominant position they did when winning the Tour de France in seven out of eight editions between 2012 and 2019. Thomas, 39, has said he will retire after the Tour of Britain in September.
The Herald Scotland
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Sir Dave Brailsford set for reduced role at Man Utd
But after a season in which United finished 15th, their worst Premier League finish, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham, Ratcliffe is planning a shake-up which will see Brailsford return to his role as director of sport for the wider Ineos group, as first reported by The Times. Under the plans, Jason Wilcox – currently United's technical director – will reportedly be named director of football, and former Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Geraint Thomas is set to take on a leadership role with the Grenadiers when he retires as a rider at the end of the year. Sir Dave Brailsford, left, with Jason Wilcox (Nick Potts/PA) Brailsford, 61, has overseen a major overhaul of United's operations, including a £50million redevelopment of their Carrington training ground. Ratcliffe has scaled back some of Ineos's sporting commitments, terminating its sponsorship of the New Zealand rugby team and ending his bid to win the America's Cup. However, Ratcliffe remains committed to the cycling team, who no longer hold the dominant position they did when winning the Tour de France in seven out of eight editions between 2012 and 2019. Thomas, 39, has said he will retire after the Tour of Britain in September.
The Independent
13 hours ago
- Business
- The Independent
Sir Dave Brailsford steps back from Manchester United role
Sir Dave Brailsford will take a step back from his role at Manchester United as the turnover at the top at Old Trafford continues. The cycling supremo will have less day-to-day involvement at United as he instead focuses on his position of director of sport for Ineos. Brailsford, who will remain a director of United, has been a long-time ally of co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and has been prominent during an 18-month spell, since the petrochemicals billionaire agreed to take a stake in the club, in which there has been a huge overhaul at Old Trafford. United now believe they have a new leadership structure in place, including chief executive Omar Berrada, technical director Jason Wilcox and chief business officer Marc Armstrong, to take the club forward after Brailsford oversaw a transitional phase. He took a leading role in the revamp of United's Carrington training ground. Brailsford, the former British Cycling performance director, became the principal of Team Sky, when they won six Tours de France. However, he has not yet had the same success in football. While Brailsford unveiled 'Mission 21' – their plan to win a 21st league title, United came 15th, their lowest finish in half a century, after awarding manager Erik ten Hag a new contract, then sacking him a few months later and appointing Ruben Amorim. Their Europa League final defeat to Tottenham means they failed to qualify for Europe. Meanwhile, a host of high-ranking figures have left Old Trafford during Brailsford's time at the club, including football director John Murtough, sporting director Dan Ashworth, general counsel and interim CEO Patrick Stewart and chief financial officer Cliff Baty.
Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Man Utd appoint new director of football as Ratcliffe oversees major shake-up
The hierarchy at Manchester United has gone through multiple changes since Sir Jim Ratcliffe became co-owner and took control of football operations 18 months ago Manchester United have appointed Jason Wilcox as their new sporting director after it emerged that Sir Dave Brailsford would be stepping back from his duties. The Red Devils had been without a sporting director since announcing the shock departure of Dan Ashworth in November. United had spent half a year chasing the ex-Newcastle chief's signature before co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe axed him after just five months, citing a lack of 'chemistry' and costing the club, who've made hundreds of staff redundant this year, a huge £4million in compensation. Wilcox, 53, was poached from Southampton and arrived as technical director two months before Ashworth. But now the former Manchester City academy head has been give a new position, one with increased seniority, after impressing Ratcliffe and senior Old Trafford figures, the Athletic report. Wilcox's promotion coincides with Brailsford's decision to step back. The ex-British cycling chief is the director of sport for INEOS, Ratcliffe's petrochemical conglomerate. Brailsford has been a consistent presence since Ratcliffe purchased his initial stake in the club which has now increased to 28.94 per cent. It's one of several changes to United's hierarchy during Ratcliffe's 18-month tenure. In April, INEOS chief Jean-Claude Blanc stepped down from his position as a director of the club. A regular at matches home and away, Brailsford was involved in the appointments of chief executive Omar Berrada and head coach Ruben Amorim. The 61-year-old carried out an audit of United's football operations and was across the £50m refurbishment of their training ground, Carrington. Brailsford even stepped down as INEOS Grenadiers' team principal to focus on the footballing project. But he'd become less visible in recent weeks, choosing to spend more time in Monaco after becoming a father last year, and will have less of a presence going forward. Brailsford will remain on United's football club board alongside legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and former chief executive David Gill. Ratcliffe reportedly wants him to mentor cyclist Geraint Thomas, who's expected to be given a senior management position within the Grenadiers once he retires as a rider at the end of this season. Brailsford can also focus on INEOS' other sporting ventures. He was once influential at French side Nice but United's failure to qualify for European football means that he can work closely with them again. UEFA's ownership rules prevented INEOS from being as hands-on as Nice qualified for the Champions League. Will INEOS bring success back to Manchester United? Give us your prediction in the comments section. Wilcox, meanwhile, will hope to enhance his growing reputation at Old Trafford. "Jason, for me, is a guy at the coal face," Ratcliffe told the Times earlier this year. "He ran the academy at Manchester City. Txiki Begiristain, I know, thought Jason had the best eyes in the club. "Jason knows what'S working, what'S not working in terms of how Ruben's playing, his system, which players he's picking, which players we are going to buy in the future. And Jason's got views on all of those things. And when I listen to Jason speak, I get what he'S saying." Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
