The opportunity to reconnect with a former Nice star who is currently thriving in the Premier League has been extended to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a new minority stakeholder of Manchester United, following the player’s declaration that he wants to play in Europe once more.

After spending £1.3 billion to purchase 27.7% of the Glazers’ ownership stake in the team, the British billionaire is already hard at work making significant upgrades at Old Trafford, both on and off the pitch. Ratcliffe has also been given complete sporting power at Manchester United as part of that agreement, and he will use it to chart a path to get the Red Devils back into the premier leagues of England and Europe.

The first-team issues most interest their supporters, even though he is assembling his staff behind the scenes with Omar Berrada and Jean-Claude Blanc taking on director duties and Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox ready to take on responsibilities as sports director and technical director, respectively.

Indeed, United’s sixth-place finish shows how severely the team is failing despite having one of the most expensively built squads in the Premier League.

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Ratcliffe, who is the second richest person in Britain, is limited in how much he can spend, and United must strictly adhere to Financial Fair Play (FFP) guidelines in order to avoid breaking any Premier League regulations.

According to sources, Ratcliffe and Ashworth aim to add a center-half, a midfield player, and a striker to United this summer in order to bolster the team’s spine.

However, a less than satisfied Thomas Frank has immediately put an end to their aspirations of signing Ivan Toney for a song this summer from Brentford.

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They have, however, also been heavily connected to Ross Barkley, a midfielder for Luton Town who has been among the Premier League’s most impressive players this year.

Since joining the Hatters as a free agent after leaving Nice, Ratcliffe’s second major club, Barkley has made 25 Premier League starts.

And he’s contributed more than any other player to Rob Edwards’ team’s eight goals thus far (four goals and four assists), helping them to stay in the Premier League.

Despite the fact that his contract is set to expire in the summer, rumours have claimed that Ratcliffe is eager to rejoin the 33-time England international at Old Trafford.

Barkley has revealed his possible future move, revealing he wants to play football in Europe once more. His performances also appear to make him the perfect midfield partner for gifted prodigy Kobbie Mainoo.

Barkley said, “I want to play in the Premier League,” to Sky Sports.

“I’m not really focused on that right now, but I want to play in Europe again.

“I want to support the team in its league survival. I adore the club. I really owe them for how much it has benefited me. I’m thus totally concentrated on it and just considering how I may assist them in doing that.

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This Saturday, Barkley’s team, Luton, will play Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, and the midfield player is certain that he can compete with the best in the Premier League.

Barkley went on, “I think I can compete with the best players at Man City and Arsenal.”

“I believe my level of confidence allows me to see both their strengths and faults.

“I think I can take advantage of some situations, but Man City will have the majority of the possession when we play, so it’s all about what you do when you don’t have possession.” As we move forward, we must remain together and in the appropriate places. I’m hoping I can get some stuff done.

Barkley has also played for Everton and Chelsea in the past. In 379 career appearances, he has scored 59 goals, or one per 6.4 games.