Erik Ten Hag says he’ll still have power over which players the club signs regardless of whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe buys a 25 per cent stake – Getty Images/Matthew PetersErik ten Hag expects to still have his say on Manchester United’s transfer policy even if football operations at Old Trafford end up being taken over by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.United currently employ a structure whereby both the manager and recruitment department have a veto on transfers meaning only players approved by both parties can be signed.Ratcliffe is expected to assume control over all sporting decisions at United should his bid to buy a 25 per cent stake in the club for an estimated £1.35 billion gain approval.But Ten Hag, pointing to the agreements he struck when he signed a contract to become United manager in May last year, hinted on Friday that he would expect that situation to remain unchanged even if Ratcliffe does come in.Asked at what stage he would expect to be involved in any discussions around a potential restructure on the football side, Ten Hag said: “At this moment I’m not involved so I don’t know.“What I know are the agreements I made when I signed my contract. Until I hear anything I will just keep focusing on my job and that is winning games and trying to get the best out of the season.”United, who are currently 10th in the Premier League after a torrid start to the season, face bottom club Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday night hoping to build on their last-gasp victory over Brentford before the international break.Ten Hag could welcome back defenders Raphael Varane and Sergio Reguilon from injury, but has lost midfielder Casemiro to an ankle problem as he continues to wrestle with the absence of a number of key players through injury.Casemiro added his name to a long list of United players out with injury – Getty Images/James GillSupporters are waiting to see what the potential involvement of Ratcliffe could mean for the club. Telegraph Sport revealed last weekend how the billionaire owner of chemical giants Ineos would take over football operations if the deal goes through.The Financial Times has subsequently reported that Ratcliffe and Sir David Brailsford – director of sports at Ineos and British Cycling’s former performance director – would sit on a committee overseeing football matters with Joel Glazer, the United co-chairman.Ratcliffe hopes to have a deal fully finalised in time for him to make key decisions in the January transfer window when United may have to offload players before they can bring anyone in.Harry Maguire has hinted that he may have to reconsider his future given his lack of playing time while his England team-mate, Jadon Sancho, is currently banished from United’s first team squad after publicly criticising Ten Hag in a social media post last month.Meanwhile, Ten Hag has told goalkeeper Andre Onana he must raise his game and that the constant upheaval in defence owing to United’s injury crisis does not excuse some of his mistakes.“He knows – we know – he will do much better,” Ten Hag said. “He has to make his future by giving better performances. I’m sure he will do.“I will never use injuries as an excuse and Andre is not doing that either. But of course every time you have a different defending line in front of you it is not helpful. You don’t get the routines, that’s a problem, but you have to deal with it and that’s the situation we are in. But it didn’t help his integration, absolutely.”Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month, then enjoy 1 year for just $9 with our US-exclusive offer.

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