Jim Ratcliffe

Sir Jim Ratcliffes spokesperson told The Times: If the club is for sale, Jim is definitely a potential buyer.

"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." He's always said he's potentially interested in buying United if they were put up for sale and that has now been confirmed." "He has made no secret of his desire to own a Premier League club. "This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent.

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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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.

The Glazer family would be open selling a minority stake of the club, and there's at least one familiar suitor.

The team has won a Champions League title and numerous Premier League trophies under their ownership, but things have not gone as planned for the last several years. [jokingly tweeted Tuesday night about his desire to purchase the club](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559691922725281800). It feels like Manchester United are in a downward spiral that has no end in sight.

Ratcliffe wants to hold talks with the Glazers over purchasing a minority stake in the club with a long-term view of taking full control.

If the club was sold for that figure, it would be the most expensive sale of a football club in history. "This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en/lists/who-is-michael-knighton-headcase-manchester-united-glazers/blt93020c5ca6c596c3) that the Glazers [now value the club at more than $6bn (£5bn)](https://www.sportbible.com/football/man-utd-glazer-family-sale-price-new-20220817). The Glazers became United's owners in 2005 after spending £790m, much of which came in the form of loans, to complete a takeover of the club. [Manchester United](https://www.sportbible.com/manchester-united), with a view to taking full control of the club in the future. But he would be willing to discuss a minority holding with the Glazers if it was part of a plan to take full control at a later date.

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

United’s net debt had grown 11 per cent to about US$598-million by the end of March. It is unclear if the interest would result in any deals. Bloomberg reported they would consider selling a minority stake, opening the door for Ratcliffe.

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.”

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.

CHEMICAL engineer Jim Ratcliffe was on the Sunday Times Rich List 2021 with a personal fortune estimated at £6.33billion.Here's what we know about wh.

Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Jim is looking at what can be done now and, knowing how important the club is to the city, it feels like the time is right for a reset." We pay for your stories! A keen adventurer, Ratcliffe has made expeditions to the North and South Poles as well as a three-month-long motorbike trek in South Africa. Ratcliffe is reported to have completed the 2007 London Marathon and is a keen skier. He has owned two superyachts, and in 2012 he took delivery of the 78-metre Hampshire II, which he still owns. Ratcliffe is the chairman and chief executive of the Ineos chemicals group, which he founded in 1998. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly a Manchester United fan who had a failed late bid for Chelsea in May, but the successful businessman made it clear that he is interested in being in control of a Premier League club. In August 2018 it was revealed he and two other Ineos executives are planning to move to Monaco, although the company's HQ will remain in the UK. He is the first British-born industrialist to top the list, according to a Ratcliffe is also the first UK-born person to top the rich list since the Duke of Westminster in 2003. Jim Ratcliffe is a fracking and chemicals entrepreneur who has topped chart of the UK's wealthiest 1,000 people in The

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.

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.

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." "Equally, cycling continues to mushroom for the general public as it is seen to be good for fitness and health, together with easing congestion and pollution in city environments. 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 [would jump at the chance to invest](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/6021331/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.the-sun.com/sport/6018924/glazers-talks-sell-man-utd-stake-fan-protests/), which has a reported total value of £5billion.

Shares of Manchester United rose 2.3% on Thursday as attempts to wrestle control of the Premier League club from the American Glazer family continued apace.

In 1999 Manchester United became the first team to claim “the treble” of Premier League, UEFA Champions League and FA Cup trophies. “Supporters will no longer allow the club to be a piggy bank for unscrupulous owners, or an asset stripping exercise for notorious equity firms.” “They’re trying to kill off the Ratcliffe move,” the group tweeted. “Do not invest,” the fan group added. “We do not comment on rumors and speculation,” a spokesperson for Manchester United told MarketWatch. “These owners will be GONE by the end of this season,” Knighton tweeted on Saturday. However, the team is currently bottom of the Premier League after defeats in its first two matches of the 2022–23 campaign, which include a 4-0 hammering at Brentford on Saturday. A record 13 of those titles have come in the Premier League era, which began in 1992. Fans are also watching closely to see whether Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo remains with the club after the current transfer window closes on Sept. The Glazers are coming under intense pressure to sell the iconic English football club amid mounting fan frustration over Manchester United’s underperformance. [took control](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/glazer-wins-control-of-uks-manchester-united?mod=article_inline) of Manchester United in 2005, and the club now has a calculated value of $4.6 billion, according to [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/05/26/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-2022-real-madrid-worth-51-billion-back-on-top/). Founded as Newton Heath in 1878, the club became Manchester United in 1902 and won the first of its 20 league titles six years later.

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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.