British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is “certainly a potential buyer” for Manchester United if the English club goes up for sale, a spokesman for energy group owner Ineos said on Wednesday.
Ineos thus responds to information according to which the current owners of United, the North American Glazer family, are considering selling a minority share of the capital of the club which, after two rounds, occupies the last place in the Premier League.
An Ineos spokesperson told The Times that Ratcliffe, considered the richest man in the UK, is willing to buy a minority stake “if that’s possible” in order to prepare “long term” for the takeover. English club total.
In recent days, American billionaire Elon Musk even wrote on Twitter that he would buy the club, but later said it was a joke.
The Glazer family took control of the club in 2005 but has since come under frequent criticism, accused by fans of taking advantage of the club rather than investing the money in players or reforming Old Trafford.
The Glazers supported the failed attempt to create a closed European Super League.
United have not won the Premier League title since 2013 and have not lifted a major trophy since 2017.
Ratcliffe, a declared Manchester United fan, was unable to buy Chelsea in May, defeated by the project led by American businessman Todd Boehly.
Ineos already owns two European clubs, the French Ligue 1 Nice and the Swiss Lausanne, in addition to the cycling team in which Colombian Egan Bernale and Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz ride, and is also one of the sponsors of the Mercedes team in Formula 1. .
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