2<\/p>\n Sir Jim Ratcliffe watched Man Utd lose 1-0 at Chelsea on FridayCredit: Getty 2<\/p>\n Ruben Amorim has struggled for wins since joining Man UtdCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n But Amorim<\/a>\u2019s mixed messages have left Ratcliffe fearing the Portuguese could decide the rebuilding job is too much for him.<\/p>\n Amorim last week revealed he may be forced to step aside nearly seven months after succeeding sacked Erik ten Hag<\/a>.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt\u2019s a decisive moment in the history of the club. We need to be really strong in the summer and to be brave because we will not have a next season like this.\u201cIf we start like this, if the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different people.\u201d<\/p>\n Yet in the build-up to Friday night\u2019s 1-0 defeat against Chelsea<\/a>, Amorim insisted that he would not be quitting.<\/p>\n SunSport understands Ratcliffe<\/a> remains concerned the former Sporting Lisbon<\/a> boss may decide enough is enough after a campaign of chaos in which he said he blames himself for creating what he described as United\u2019s \u201cworst team in history\u201d.<\/p>\n Ratcliffe sees in Amorim a similar kind of character to himself \u2014 the kind of loose cannon who turned his Ineos company into a global petrochemical giant and became a billionaire.<\/p>\n But he wants to know for sure that the manager will at least see out the remaining two years of his contract \u2014 instead of leaving United in an even deeper mess.<\/p>\n There are concerns that even gaining a Champions League<\/a> place by triumphing in Wednesday\u2019s Europa League<\/a> final with Tottenham<\/a> in Spain may not be enough to prevent the Portuguese chief from walking away.<\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM \u00a310 DEPOSITS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He has already stated that playing among Europe\u2019s elite next season may be too much for a squad he said \u201cdon\u2019t fear\u201d losing any more.<\/p>\n That followed last week\u2019s 2-0 Premier League<\/a> defeat to West Ham<\/a> at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Wayne Rooney names three players Man Utd should sign this summer including transfer for iconic former star<\/p>\n Since completing his \u00a31.3billion investment into the Red Devils for a 27.7 per cent stake 15 months ago, Ratcliffe has overseen some brutal cost\u2013cutting at the club.<\/p>\n Up to 450 jobs could be lost and so savage are the cuts that Amorim is paying<\/a> for 30 members of his backroom staff to go to the Bilbao final.<\/p>\n Ratcliffe had even warned that United\u2019s finances were so bad that the club was in danger of going bust<\/a>.<\/p>\n But money will be found to fund the proposed \u00a360m signing of attacker Matheus Cunha<\/a> from Wolves \u2014 with Ipswich forward Liam Delap<\/a> also a \u00a330m target.<\/p>\n The club also want a new goalkeeper and another defender.<\/p>\n![\"Jim](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/jim-ratcliffe-co-owner-manchester-995374050.jpg\")
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