Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Manchester United have been in the post-sale news after Glazer put the club up for sale. Sir Jim Ratcliffe was one of the first people to show an interest in buying the club. Despite strong interest from other sides to come, Ratcliffe is one of the favorites to take charge of the club.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to submit a takeover bid to acquire Manchester United. But he will have to face massive competition to buy the most successful club in the English Premier League.
But the British billionaire turned down an offer to buy Liverpool a month earlier. He was offered the chance to take charge of Liverpool.
Ratcliffe is the current owner of Ligue 1 side Nice. Despite making a disappointing start, he has little interest in leaving the Ligue 1 side for Liverpool.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s interest in Manchester United takeover
Nice have just secured five wins from their first 15 games. The fans were optimistic about this season after the acquisition of several Premier League players. Nicolas Pepe, Ross Barkley and Aaron Ramsey are among those new additions.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe showed a lot of ambition to improve the French club. But now he is also interested in buying United.
The billionaire has a special bond with the Red Devils. He is a childhood Manchester United fan and grew up in Oldham, North Manchester. He is now interested in buying his boyhood club as the Glazers are looking to sell the Club.
According to reports in The Independent, Sir Jim Ratcliffe believes this is “too tempting and unique” an opportunity not to be involved in the process. The British billionaire also showed great interest in buying Chelsea.
Interest from Apple and David Beckham
Reports are coming in that tech giant Apple will also join the bidding year. Apple is the world’s largest technology company with annual revenue of nearly £400 billion. But Apple hasn’t bought any soccer team as big as Manchester United.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is open to exploring opportunities to take over United. He’s going to do business with The Raine Group on the possible acquisition.
Apple looks like a serious contender to own the Red Devils after the Glazers announced their decision to sell the club. Zara founder Amancio Ortega has shown interest in making an offer for the club.
But the surprise came when the name of David Beckham appeared as an interested buyer. According to Financial Time, club legend David Beckham is also “open to talks” about the sale of Manchester United.
Many fans and pundits believe that Glazers is influenced by FSG’s recent decision to sell Liverpool. FSG have been under pressure from fans over their reluctance to break Liverpool’s salary structure.
While Manchester United owners faced backlash from fans due to poor sporting decisions and rotten Old Trafford stadium.
