Manchester United target surprise Mercedes F1 raid for data expert

Jim Ratcliffe could take advantage of his Mercedes F1 ties to h🌠♈elp Manchester United.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Manchester United are reportedly targeting a Mercedes F1 engineer to help with their data analysis.

The famous English football clu𒅌b have endured a torrid season and currently languish 14th in the 2024-2025 Premier League table with six games𒈔 remaining.

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is🌃 a minority shareholder in Manchester United and could use his part-ownership of the Mercedes F1 team through his Ineos company to his ben💙efit, according to .

Michael Sansoni, an engineer ꦬat the Mercedes F1 team, has been earmarked as a potential option t𒁃o join Manchester United.

Sansoni is due to leave Mercedes at the end of the year and Ratcliffe is reportedly keen ꦡon bringing him onboard at ꦬManchester United.

BBC Sport add that “no deal has been agreed yet🤡 but Ineos is a part-owner in the Mercedes F1 team, which should smooth the process.”

Ineos own 33 perc🎃ent of Mercedes F🔯1 as part of a deal which began in 2019.

🔯One of Ratcliffe’s main targets is to improve Manchester United’s data anal⛎ysis, which he described as being “still in the last century”.

Manchester Unit✱ed’s biggest criticism in recent years has been their recruitment, having spent over £900m on new players since 2019.

Many of those transf🍬ers have proven to be unsuccessful, leading to a wide range of criticisms of the club. 

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