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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'The time is right': British billionaire eyes bombshell Man Utd bid.

[the 51-year-old Musk tweeted ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/teams/manchester-united/epl-2022-elon-musks-tweets-he-will-buy-manchester-united-news-latest-man-utd-owners/news-story/5517ddd3d866bbf2641d98430c55e110)only to follow-up several hours later Tuesday by saying: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. “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.” “If the club is for sale, Jim is definitely a potential buyer,” Ratcliffe’s spokesman told The Times. “If something like this was possible, we would be interested in talking with a view to long-term ownership,” the spokesman added. British businessman Jim Ratcliffe is “definitely a potential buyer” of Manchester United if the English football giants go on sale, a spokesman for the Ineos petrochemicals billionaire said Wednesday. [United’s current owners](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/teams/manchester-united/epl-2022-manchester-united-glazer-family-owners-sale-debt-transfers-news-old-traffordd/news-story/6030ae79f2609f79262fa1076cde0299), the US-based Glazer family, are considering selling a minority stake, with the team currently bottom of the Premier League following a woeful start to the season under new manager Erik ten Hag.

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 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.”

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.

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.

How did Sir Jim Ratcliffe make his money? Ineos CEO net worth 2022, Man Utd links - is he richest person in UK. People close to Man Utd's owners the Glazer ...

[committed to tackling the climate crisis.](https://www.ineos.com/sustainability/climate/) [sportswashing](/sport/football/sportwashing-football-newcastle-3414209). [Elon Musk](/topic/elon-musk) said [ he would be interested in buying](/sport/football/elon-musk-makes-twitter-joke-about-buying-man-utd-3808667) a minority stake of [Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united), the most likely buyer appears to be [British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe](/sport/football/jim-ratcliffe-who-is-ineos-ceo-how-much-is-he-worth-and-what-did-he-say-about-buying-manchester-united-3810234). [Jim Ratcliffe has attempted to add Chelsea FC](/sport/football/jim-ratcliffe-net-worth-who-is-ineos-owner-why-does-he-want-to-buy-chelsea-3675417) to this stable of sporting institutions. [considering selling part of the Red Devils ](/sport/football/man-utd-are-glazers-selling-red-devils-how-much-will-it-cost-who-interested-buying-3809857)to another investor. [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) season, with [poor results on the pitch](/sport/football/premier-league-major-talking-points-including-liverpool-tottenham-dominance-and-man-utd-deja-vu-3797344) and [speculation about star player Cristiano Ronaldo’s future](/sport/football/starting-xi-premier-league-transfers-that-could-still-happen-3802203) at the football club.

One source told Sky Sports News that billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who owns cycling team Ineos Grenadiers, is serious about buying Manchester United - and ...

"This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. He later wrote: "I'm not buying any sports teams. They were my fav team as a kid." A spokesperson for Ineos said the company would be interested in purchasing a smaller stake with a view to eventually buying the club. "If something like this was possible, we would be interested in talking with a view to long-term ownership," an Ineos spokesperson said in The Times. One of Britain's richest men, Manchester United supporter Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is interested in buying the Premier League club if it was for sale.

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.

A spokesperson for Jim Ratcliffe said the Failsworth-born billionaire us "definitely a potential buyer" if the club is put up for sale by the Glazer family.

Fans have long protested about the running of United by [the Glazers](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/the-glazers), with a protest set to be held in Monday’s Old Trafford meeting with Liverpool. A spokesperson for the Ineos chairman said he would be interested in a takeover if the club is put up for sale. His investment plans would include a revamp of Old Trafford, with proposals for this under the current owners already in phase. READ MORE: Promoted Stories [The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ineoss-billionaire-owner-sir-jim-ratcliffe-i-want-to-buy-manchester-united-bjqk2bfrx) says the billionaire would be interesting in buying a minority stake in United with a view to eventually taking full ownership.

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.