Ratcliffe became minority owner of United in February 2024 and is now in charge of the club’s football operations, taking over from the Glazer family.
The INEOS chief has opened up about various errors the Red Devils have made, while he has also defended struggling star Joshua Zirkzee.
In an attack on United’s recruitment policy, Ratcliffe has singled out deals for Antony, Rasmus Hojlund, Andre Onana, Jadon Sancho and Casemiro.
United paid £72m for striker Hojlund, while they splashed out £47.2m on goalkeeper Onana and recruited winger Sancho in a deal worth £73m.
Casemiro, meanwhile, joined United from Real Madrid with United paying out £70m to bring in the Brazilian midfielder in the summer of 2022.
‘f you look at the players we are buying this summer, that we didn’t buy, we’re buying Antony, we’re buying Casemiro, we’re buying Onana, we’re buying Hojlund, we’re buying Sancho,’ Ratcliffe told BBC Sport.
‘These are all things from the past, whether we like it or not, we’ve inherited those things and have to sort that out.’
The British billionaire has revealed that United still owe payments on some players who the club signed before he became part-owner last year, including £17m for Sancho, who is currently on loan at Chelsea.
‘For Sancho, who now plays for Chelsea and we pay half his wages, we’re paying £17m to buy him in the summer,’ Ratcliffe said.
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