Calling full-time on WFH | Sir Jim Ratcliffe orders Manchester United staff back to office as club overhaul continues

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ordered employees back into their offices as he continues to overhaul the club’s performance both on and off the pitch.

The British billionaire has set about transforming the football club’s fortunes since completing a £1bn partial takeover of the Premier League side in February 2024.

Much of the media’s focus has been on Ratcliffe’s push to turn things around on the football pitch, with the team struggling for more than a decade to reach the same dizzying heights of the 1990s and early 2000s.

However, the 71-year-old has also been scrutinising how the club is run behind the scenes. Several leaked emails from Ratcliffe to Manchester United staff have provided examples of this overhaul already, including one in which he lambasted the tidiness of certain United offices.