Manchester United FFP stance emerges as Sir Jim Ratcliffe gets tough on numbers

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly banned a number of staff members from using corporate private luxury cars as Manchester United look to avoid a spending breach.

It is thought the club are confident that they will not fall foul of breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules, having refrained from splashing on transfers in January. However, Ratcliffe seems keen to crackdown on eccentric spending to ensure United don’t run close to cash-loss limits again.

The Times also adds that INEOS, meanwhile, plans to keep current football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher in-house but are becoming frustrated with negotiations regarding deals for likely role replacements Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox.

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Newcastle United have put sporting director Ashworth on gardening leave and are commanding a £20m compensation fee with Southampton apparently rejecting United’s first 12-month salary offer for Wilcox.

Ratcliffe will be wary of dishing out hefty fees given such compensation counts towards Financial Fair Play. The report says the 71-year-old has hired consultancy firm Interpath Advisory to conduct a review of club expenditure, with its final findings to be filed at the end of the season.

Preliminary results have discovered that the club are ‘wasting’ a substantial amount of money and have advised INEOS on how to reduce costs. Ratcliffe has now reputedly banned some admin staff members from using chauffeur-driven private vehicles as part of his crackdown. The report says corporate credit