British billionaire registers interest in Manchester United takeover

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Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reported to have enquired about buying Manchester United before being put off by the price.

According to Utd Report, the 66-year-old billionaire registered an interest in taking over the Red Devils from the club’s current unpopular owners, the Glazer family.

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It seems for now that Man Utd are not set to sell, which will no doubt come as a disappointment to many of the club’s fans after so many recent disappointments.

The Glazers have seemingly been at the head of a series of poor decisions, with Ed Woodward being put in charge of transfers despite long looking out of his depth in such an important job with such a big club.

According to a recent report by the Daily Mirror, Ratcliffe has also been linked with a possible purchase of United’s Premier League rivals Chelsea, as well as Ligue 1 side Nice.

Still, it remains to be seen if we will see him get involved in investing in an English football team any time soon.

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