Beckham reveals Man Utd decision he will ‘hate’ if Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes it

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ruffled a few feathers during his time at Manchester United and now Red Devils icon David Beckham has sent him a few instructions ahead of the summer transfer window

David Beckham would ‘hate’ Manchester United cashing in on either Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford this summer. The Red Devils need to raise funds ahead of the upcoming window to give Ruben Amorim some freedom in the market.

United as a result have made a number of stars available, while a host of first-team players could leave. Marcus Rashford has been linked with a permanent exit following his loan spell with Aston Villa. Fellow academy graduate Mainoo's future is up in the air with United struggling to tie him down to a new deal. Meanwhile, captain Bruno Fernandes has been touted for a switch to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

But none of those deals would go down very well with Beckham, who has urged Sir Jim Ratcliffe to give under-fire boss Amorim some financial muscle in the market this summer.

“I think Ruben definitely needs to be backed in bringing in the players he wants but I actually don’t know how possible it is. I don’t speak to Jim that often, only from time to time. Ruben needs to be backed as a manager to bring in his team and his philosophy; he’s trying that already but I think once he brings his team in and his players, then you’ll see something different.

“I’d like to think you wouldn’t have to sell your captain (Fernandes). He has been exceptional.

"We’ve all been critical at times of some United players — but when we needed someone to step up, he has done it.

“I also hate (the idea of) any young player who has grown up at United leaving the club. We shouldn’t be selling players purely for financial reasons.

“It should be what they are doing on the field and if they’re not performing, there’s always a chance — we all knew that, I knew that. If I wasn’t performing on the pitch, it didn’t matter what I’d done in the past or what I was going to do in the future; there was a good chance that I was either going to get left on the bench, or I was going to get sold."

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Speaking to The Athletic, he added: “I’d like to think that Manchester United don’t sell players that have grown up at the club, understand and love the club. I don’t want to see players leave Manchester United if they care about United like I do.”

Manchester United will be aiming to bolster their transfer funds this week by sealing a spot back in the Champions League. The Red Devils take on Tottenham in the Europa League final in Bilbao.