Dave Brailsford scales back involvement with Manchester United, Geraint Thomas set for Ineos Grenadiers leadership position
Published 04/06/2025 at 22:43 GMT+1
Dave Brailsford will remain on the football club board at Manchester United, but will scale back his involvement and focus on his wider role as director of sport at Ineos. United have just suffered their worst season for half a century. Geraint Thomas is set to take a senior leadership position at the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team when he retires from racing this autumn.
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Dave Brailsford will scale back his involvement with Manchester United, following the club's worst season in half a century.
Brailsford is set to remain on the football club board, but will focus on his wider role as director of sport at Ineos.
Meanwhile, former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas is set to take a senior leadership position at Ineos Grenadiers professional cycling team when he retires as a rider at the end of this season.
Brailsford's significant involvement at United has attracted criticism from some quarters, and the club are currently smarting after what is widely considered to be their worst campaign since Tommy Docherty's team were relegated in 1974.
United finished in 15th place in the Premier League, with 18 defeats in their campaign.
They also failed to go deep in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, and in miserable fashion lost to Tottenham Hotspur in last month's UEFA Europa League final.
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Former British Cycling performance director Brailsford has been an integral part of the senior leadership team at United since Jim Ratcliffe bought a minority stake in the club in December 2023.
Brailsford stood down as team principal of Ineos Grenadiers at that time, taking charge of football operations at Old Trafford.
It was reported by The Athletic on Wednesday night that Jason Wilcox will become the director of football at United.
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Brailsford has been seen as central in driving through the revamping of United's Carrington training complex, which is set to be completed in August.
It is reported that Brailsford will now play a key role in helping Thomas make the transition from competitive athlete to management.
Thomas has had a glittering career, with highlights including winning the Tour de France in 2018, and claiming Olympic gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
The 39-year-old has said he will retire after September's Tour of Britain.
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