Man Utd chief executive Richard Arnold has created a ‘no d*ckheads’ policy when selecting new signings, according to a report...
There were doubts from some fans and pundits about Man Utd spending such a large sum of money on a 30-year-old – but the signing of the Brazilian was an example of how Arnold now lets the recruitment team get on with their job.
‘The United chief executive was not there to interfere. “Richard never inputted on football decisions like that but wanted to make sure he understood why they were being made,” one source with knowledge of the process said.‘Or, in this specific case, why United were ready to commit £60 million to sign a 30-year-old midfielder from Real Madrid, not least as he was the one who would be going to the Glazer family to request the club’s owners significantly loosen the purse strings.
‘”Richard exerted just the right level of accountability, which is a CEO’s job,” another source said. “What he didn’t sit there asking is, ‘Has the player got an engine, can he knit defence and attack?’”
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