Jim Ratcliffe

Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be interested in buying Manchester United 'if the club is for sale'

The manager hopes to strengthen the side this summer but the club have had a series of failed bids for players. “This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent,” Ratcliffe’s spokesman said. “If something like this was possible, we would be interested in talking with a view to long-term ownership.”

UK billionaire potential buyer of struggling football giant if Glazer family want to sell.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has outlined his intention to takeover Manchester United, just months after trying to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.

[Ratcliffe's](https://www.football.london/all-about/jim-ratcliffe) [£4.25bn bid](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-takeover-raine-decision-ratcliffe-23861912) threw a cat among the pigeons after Todd Boehly's consortium had already been named as a preferred bidder. [ late £4.25 billion bid](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-sale-jim-ratcliffe-bid-23825360). Ratcliffe was then quizzed on why he isn't looking to buy the 'club he grew up supporting'. His proposal was ruled out by Raine Group, who were handling the west London club's sale, [according to Tom Crotty, a director at INEOS](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-takeover-raine-decision-ratcliffe-23861912). "This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has outlined his intention to takeover Manchester United, just months after trying to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.

Manchester United owners, the Glazer family are said to be open to selling a stake of the club to welcome new investors and one suitor has come forward, ...

“A spokesman for the Ineos billionaire confirmed that Ratcliffe would welcome the chance to talk to Manchester United’s American owners. “Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy a stake in Manchester United, with a view to taking full control if the Glazers welcome new investment.” Manchester United owners, the Glazer family are said to be open to selling a stake of the club to welcome new investors and one suitor has come forward, Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy a stake in Manchester United with a view to taking full control.

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy Manchester United, GOAL can confirm, as the owner of chemicals company INEOS has made it clear he is prepared to ...

The official line from within Manchester United has always been that they are not for sale. They took on debt to acquire the Red Devils and have been in uncertain financial circumstances ever since. Sources close to Ratcliffe previously claimed he had little interest in buying a Premier League club. There is growing belief the much-maligned American owners are prepared to release their hold on United in the face of mounting pressure from fans. That deal was struck with the Blues under intense pressure to find a quick agreement after Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government for his links to Vladimir Putin. In May 2021, for example, the fixture between rivals was postponed when

The Glazer family, who have owned the 20-time English champions since 2005, are believed to be open to the possibility of selling a minority stake in the club.

"We can look at the players all you like, but there are that many big things that need to be put right first, they have got to show up and basically face the music. They have bankers in charge of the football club, not making football decisions. "There is a lot of interest, especially in the US, in investing in Premier League clubs. They think they can get a good deal at the moment and that the value of Premier League clubs is going to boom in the next few years because they believe there will be a lot more interest in streaming and they can make money from the fans these Premier League clubs have all around the world. They sold that stake to shareholders - this time it's about bringing in an investor." "This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent.

The club's owners, the American Glazer family, are under pressure with United sitting bottom of the Premier League after two games of the season.

United’s net debt had grown 11% to about 496 million pounds ($598 million) by the end of March. It is unclear if the interest would result in any deals. “If something like this was possible, we would be interested in talking with a view to long-term ownership.”

Ineos CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be interested in buying a minority stake in Manchester United providing he has an opportunity to assume long-term ...

“This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. Premier League

The British Billionaire hopes to finally get his hand on a Premier League club after he failed in a late bid for Chelsea.

Although the conditions are different to what was on offer in SW6 after the Roman Abramovich sanctioning, it is understood that Ratcliffe is very keen to throw his hat in the ring early doors alongside different consortiums and [bidders like Elon Musk.](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-elon-musk-glazers-24776278) [The Times,](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-want-to-buy-manchester-united-says-jim-ratcliffe-bjqk2bfrx) a spokesman for the Ineos owner confirmed that Ratcliffe would be open to beginning talks with the United owners. Will it be second time lucky for the British Billionaire who has a [ net worth of around £6.3billion?](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/who-is-jim-ratcliffe-chelsea-23828058) His inability to enter proceedings early with the Chelsea takeover played against his 'British' bid which bypassed the Raine Group process and therefore wasn't really considered by the higher-ups in West London who used the New York Investment bank to conduct proceedings. Fast forward all these months and that perception has now changed. [the Independent,](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-sale-news-glazers-b2146837.html) the Glazers are at least looking to sell a minority stake in the club with the view of being bought out in the long-term future.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson speaking on behalf of the billionaire Ineos owner, outlined that the English businessman views himself as a 'potential buyer' ...

People who live in Monaco for at least 183 days a year do not pay any income or property taxes. Sir Jim is a lifelong Manchester United fan, although he also has a season ticket at Chelsea. They have lost the plot.' They have been the dumb money, which you see with players like Fred. 'We have a different approach here to be moderately intelligent about it. United have done it really poorly. [The current ownership model at the club sees the majority of control lie with the Glazer family, with Avram and Joel Glazer the main representatives.](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ineoss-billionaire-owner-sir-jim-ratcliffe-i-want-to-buy-manchester-united-bjqk2bfrx) In 2020, he was slammed for following a raft of rich Britons including Topshop boss Phillip Green and his wife Tina in relocating from the UK to Monaco where he is expected to save an estimated £4billion in tax. Brothers Avram (right) and Joel Glazer (left) are expected to keep their shares in the Red Devils A self-confessed Manchester United fan, Ratcliffe has the aim of going further and eventually taking full control of the club in the future - after seeing his last-minute £4.25billion offer to purchase [the Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-jim-ratcliffe-buy-a-premier-league-club-for-billions-ill-never-be-the-dumb-money-8ts7k5mz3) in 2019: '[Ineos] never wants to be the dumb money in town, never. [revealed](/sport/sportsnews/article-11120181/The-Glazer-family-open-selling-minority-stake-Manchester-United.html) the club's current American owners, the Glazer family, were considering selling a minority stake in Man United and that they had held preliminary discussions about the possibility of bringing in a new investor.

Manchester United are a rotten club in need of fresh players, a fresh stadium and, most importantly, fresh owners.

[quick purchase plan clarification on Twitter](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-elon-musk-glazers-24776278) and Michael Knighton’s [unsurprising cash shortage admission](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-michael-knighton-glazers-24781098) earlier on Wednesday were the latest takeover disappointments fans have experienced. It’s something Ratcliffe’s spokesperson said [the Failsworth-born billionaire would be interested in](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-jim-ratcliffe-glazers-24785638), as long as the long-term view would be an entire passover. Ratcliffe has three years’ experience of owning a European outfit already, having bought Nice in France in 2019, putting him at a far greater advantage. Monaco-based Ratcliffe is in an imperfect but much better position to take over United than the Glazers were in 2005. [Reports suggest](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-glazers-sell-stake-24785113) that United’s American owners are holding discussions about whether to sell a minority stake in the club. [United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) fan and has previously been outspoken [about the Glazers' management of United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-jim-ratcliffe-glazers-24785853), showing he has a clear passion for the club.

BRITAIN'S richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe - worth a staggering £15billion - is plotting to buy Manchester United.The billionaire businessman has report.

In fact, Ratcliffe had voted for Brexit. "Ineos is delighted to take on the responsibility of running such a professional team." We’d look at businesses that were unfashionable or unsexy... He completed the purchase of the team in November 2017, with the club sitting fifth in the Swiss Super League. While he has owned two large super-yachts, the Hampshire, which he sold in 2011 to take order of the Hampshire II, which he still owns. Ratcliffe was also made a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 Birthday Honours list for services to business and investment. He also has a daughter from his second wife, Alicia, whom he married in the late 1990s. His father was a joiner and his mother worked in accounts, with the family living in a council house until the age of ten, before eventually moving to Hull, Yorkshire. But in the past, the billionaire has revealed he has [ zero interest in taking over the Red Devils as a future.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10412113/sir-jim-ratcliffe-man-utd-buy/) [would jump at the chance to invest](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19541176/jim-ratcliffe-buy-man-utd-talks-glazers/) in the Old Trafford side and take "full control". [open to selling a minority stake in the Premier League crisis club](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19537790/glazers-talks-sell-man-utd-stake-fan-protests/), which has a reported total value of £5billion.

Ineos CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be interested in buying a minority stake in Manchester United providing he has an opportunity to assume long-term ...

“This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. [ITV News](https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-08-16/knighton-talking-to-three-billionaires-about-man-utd-takeover-bid)that the Glazers have "damaged the brand” and have turned the club from a "theatre of a dreams to a theatre of nightmares". According to reports, a full takeover would have to be close to £6bn for the Glazers to consider selling. [‘Media is telling lies’ - Ronaldo promises to tell the truth on Man Utd exit rumours](https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2022-2023/the-media-is-telling-lies-cristiano-ronaldo-slams-media-and-promises-truth-on-man-united-exit-rumour_sto9088446/story.shtml) [Man Utd pursue Casemiro with Rabiot deal now highly unlikely - reports](https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2022-2023/man-utd-pursue-casemiro-with-adrien-rabiot-deal-highly-unlikely-due-to-juventus-midfielder-s-wage-de_sto9088283/story.shtml) [‘Get over here!’ – Ferdinand calls on Glazers to shoulder blame for Man Utd mess](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/get-over-here-rio-ferdinand-calls-on-glazers-to-shoulder-blame-for-manchester-united-mess-and-defend_sto9084856/story.shtml) [under-fire Glazers](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/get-over-here-rio-ferdinand-calls-on-glazers-to-shoulder-blame-for-manchester-united-mess-and-defend_sto9084856/story.shtml)are in preliminary discussions with regards to bringing in a new investor at the club, according to [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/glazers-said-open-to-sale-of-minority-manchester-united-stake). And in response to that news, Ratcliffe’s spokesman said the billionaire could be a potential buyer if the Glazers are indeed looking to sell.

Hopes of a potential takeover were raised on Wednesday as it was revealed the Glazer family were open to selling a minority stake in the club. It remains to be ...

He has previously described United as being in a “catastrophic” situation. And having previously talked down the idea of buying the club, a spokesperson for Britain’s richest man has confirmed he would now be interested. It remains to be seen whether they will be open to selling United, but Ratcliffe is one of the few people who could genuinely finance a takeover.

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe expressed interest in buying Manchester United on Tuesday -- if the club is for sale.

"While supporters have called for a change, of course this has to be right change. The Manchester United Supporters Trust has released a statement addressing the rumors about a potential change of ownership saying, "Speculation is mounting about a potential change of ownership or new investors at the Manchester United. CNN has reached out the Glazer family and Manchester United and has not received confirmation that the club is for sale.

The British Billionaire is set to to try his luck for the second time in trying to own at least a minority stake in a Premier League club.

His passion for football and his support of his boyhood club Man United would present a massive change to the Glazer family who controlled the Red Devils as more of a business. And make no illusion about it, the former wannabe Roman Abramovich's successor has the money to compete with the elite. [The Times,](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-want-to-buy-manchester-united-says-jim-ratcliffe-bjqk2bfrx) a spokesman for the Ineos owner confirmed that Ratcliffe would be open to beginning talks with the United owners. Will it be second time lucky for the British Billionaire who has a [ net worth of around £6.3billion?](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/who-is-jim-ratcliffe-chelsea-23828058) However, he is up to the challenge ahead as he was the latest to throw his hat in the ring alongside Michael Knighton, the New York Investment company and others as all have learned that the Glazer Family are up for selling a minority stake initially at the very least. His inability to enter proceedings early with the Chelsea takeover played against his 'British' bid which bypassed the Raine Group process and therefore wasn't really considered by the higher-ups in West London who used the New York Investment bank to conduct proceedings.

MARTIN SAMUEL: Elon Musk's takeover wasn't even the biggest joke at Manchester United's expense this week. The richest man on the planet was only teasing in ...

Further fan protests against the Glazers are planned for Monday night’s game with Liverpool, and there is already a movement against Apollo, who are seen to be Glazer allies rather than their replacements. As a minority investor the best that could be hoped is that they applied pressure to the club’s executive management. The Ratcliffe camp say their man is a buyer but only if the club is for sale, which it isn’t. Much as when Musk tweeted, there was great excitement when the wealthiest man in Britain seemed to suggest he would be interested in a stake in United. Yet, and here is the key, Joel and Avram Glazer wish to keep the majority stake and control the day to day running of the club. The Premier League would therefore have to look at his involvement very closely. The richest man on the planet was only teasing when he pretended to be buying the club in a tersely enticing tweet, and that was bad enough. A suggested five-year contract would make United hostages to fortune given his age and while it could be argued he would justify his wage and fee as a premium talent, so was Raphael Varane when he left Real, and United appear to have worked their post-Ferguson magic on him. So why would Sir Jim Ratcliffe want to get involved with the club in its present state? He’s a much better player, but unless he’s got the worst negotiator in football, surely he earns more than Rabiot? The new boss will be the same as the old boss. ‘You are not energised in the same way you were before.