According to The Sun, Manchester United have failed in their pursuit to appoint Juventus’ world-class chief Fabio Paratici as their first-ever sporting director.
The 46-year-old has impressed while working alongside departing chief executive Giuseppe Marotta and was being headhunted to take up a director role at Old Trafford to work alongside executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and manager Jose Mourinho.
After Mourinho and Woodward fell out over transfer targets during the summer, United have sought a director to act as an intermediary. However, Paratici looks set to replace Marotta as Juventus CEO, ending any chance of the Manchester giants appointing him.