Manchester United chief Ed Woodward will finally leave his role as executive vice-chairman on February 1. Richard Arnold is set to take his place with fans nervously optimistic as a broadly unpopular reign comes to an end.
Woodward announced his intention to depart amid the European Super League fiasco in 2021.
Dates have now been set for his exit, with Arnold to take up his new role as executive vice-chairman in February and Woodward due to leave the club for good in April.
Arnold has been with the club since 2007 and has been their managing director since 2013.
While the majority of United fans will be glad to see the back of Woodward, other figures behind the scenes reportedly hold a different view.
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While Woodward's behind-the-scenes achievements seemed to make his bosses happy, United's on-field performances during his tenure have left plenty to be desired.
His appointment as executive vice-chairman in 2012 was followed by a disappointing period in the club's history, with Sir Alex Ferguson leaving the club the following year.
Fans have broadly deemed Woodward a failure as a result, even if he has the Glazers' admiration.
The Red Devils faithful are said to be wary of Arnold, who has trodden a similar career path to Woodward in attending the University of Bristol and going into banking before ending up at United.
Richard Arnold will take over from Ed Woodward in February (Image: GETTY)
As things stand, he will be joined behind the scenes by current interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of the season.
The German has agreed a two-year consultancy agreement as the club seek a longer-term boss to move things forward.
Rangnick is hailed as a shrewd operator in the transfer market, although United fans are yet to see that in action this month.