Britain's richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe - worth a staggering £15 billion - is plotting to buy Manchester United.
This billionaire businessman reportedly took his hat off to the ring. The Glazer family is believed to be willing to sell a minority stake in Premier League crisis club. Valued at £5 billion.
Ratcliffe, a lifelong Red Devils fan, jumped at the chance to invest in the Old Trafford squad and take "total control".
A spokesperson said:
"If something like this is possible, we would like to discuss it with a view to long-term ownership.
"Jim is thinking about what he can do now, and he knows how important the club is to the city, so it's time to reset."
Back in April, the 69-year-old submitted an offer to Chelsea after speaking with former Blues chairman Bruce Buck.
Ratcliffe is a petrochemical mogul, worth around £21 billion at its peak and already owns French club Nice.
But in the past, this billionaireas Future Red has made it clear that he has absolutely no interest in taking over the Devils.
He once told the Times: I don't buy often.
"They were silly money like you see in players like Fred." Born in Failsworth.
His father was a joiner and his mother worked in accounting. The family lived in public housing until he was ten years old, eventually moving to Hull, Yorkshire.
His father later ran a factory that manufactured laboratory furniture. Ratcliffe has previously admitted that he is actually a Manchester United fan, even though he has had his ticket for Chelsea's season for years. rice field.
He said: "I am a Chelsea season ticket holder. I am a Manchester United fan and have been for many years.
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After attending Beverly Grammar School, Ratcliffe graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in chemical engineering.
He also attended the London Business School, where he studied Management Accounting, graduating in 1980.
Career
Ratcliffe's first job was at an oil company where he was Esso, but in 1989 he joined the American Private Equity Group. I moved.
He became an entrepreneur at the age of 40, co-founding INSPEC, then founded Ineos in Hampshire in 1998 and bought out his partners. used its debt to finance the transaction and acquire unwanted businesses from large companies such as ISI and BP.
2006, Ineos
and Innovene, a petrochemicals division, giving the company refineries in five European countries and Canada. We moved to the UK in 2010, moving our headquarters from Hampshire to Rolle, Switzerland.
The move is said to have saved Ratcliffe and his company around £100 million a year due to lower taxes.
We focus on businesses that are not fashionable or sexy. We'll run them a little better, cut costs, keep them busy and be very profitable throughout the cycle
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He returned home in 2015, but has since returned to the UK with Ineos' chemical and energy division in Knightsbridge, London. He said he was "very cheerful" and not bothered by Brexit. In fact, Ratcliffe was voting for Brexit.
However, he resigned from the UK in 2018 and Tux moved to Monaco, Haven
That same year, The Sunday Times listed Ratcliffe as personal property. named Britain's richest person with £21.05 billion.
Employing about 19,000 people worldwide, his Ineos manufactures fuels and lubricants, food packaging and construction materials that make up a large part of everyday life.
It also supplies homes with natural gas and produces plastics, acids and polystyrene.
In 2018, Ineos had a turnover of his £45bn and an enterprise value of £35bn.
It was here in his twelve months that he became known to the public. His fortune reached a staggering £15 billion in 2018.
Mr. Kim said, "I know fixed costs are sloppy in businesses that aren't fashionable or sexy, or in facilities owned by big corporations.
We're running them a little better, cutting costs, keeping them busy, and making them very profitable throughout the cycle." According to the Financial Times, he has been given abusive nicknames by rivals and staff.
They called him JR after his 1980s hit show Dallas Scheming Oil Tycoon, and called him Doctor No after the Bond villain/Mad The Scientist. reported that it was
Personal life
Ratcliffe was a vocal supporter of fracking and married Amanda Townson in 1985 before divorcing in 1995. The couple had two sons.
He also has a daughter with his second wife Alicia, whom he married in the late 1990s.
Ratcliffe had estates in Chelsea and Hampshire before leaving the country for the French Riviera.
Taxes where he already owned property By moving to Haven he will save about £4 billion in taxes.
Ratcliffe was also named Knight His Bachelor on his 2018 Birthday Honors list for his contributions to his business and investments.
He owned two of his superyachts, the Hampshire, which he sold in 2011 and ordered the Hampshire II, which he still owns.
Hampshire II cost him £130 million, is 257 feet 6 inches and can accommodate 14 guests and his 23 crew.
There are 6 large cabins and one of his on deck has a swimming pool, helipad, jacuzzi, sauna, cinema and beach his club.
Helipads can also be transformed into special sports areas suitable for tennis, badminton, basketball, baseball and soccer.
His other toys include four private his jets and numerous cars, though it is unknown which car he has.
However, he is known as a Land Rover Defender enthusiast and has funded his own line of cars to rival his favorite, his 4x4.
Ineos Projekt Grenadier starts at his £49,000 and is already on order.
Sports
Sir Jim has always been a big fan of sports and physical activity.
Growing up as a fan of Manchester United, he made expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, and South Africa on a motorbike where he trekked for three months.
Ratcliffe is also said to have completed the London Marathon in 2007.
Before Ratcliffe and Ineos took an interest in buying Manchester United, the Swiss he bought another football team called FC Lausanne Sports.
He completed his takeover of the team in November 2017 and the club finished fifth in the Swiss Super League.
However, The Blue and Whites were relegated in their first season at the helm and were relegated to Challenge his league last May. The
club are currently second in the league, eight points behind leaders Servette, with 11 games remaining.
However, he is only one team promoted in Switzerland.
Elsewhere, Ratcliffe completed the move of Team His Skye, turning it into Team His Ineos.
He said: It reduces congestion and pollution in the urban environment and is good for fitness and health.
"Ineos is responsible for running his team of such professionals."
In 2018, Ratcliffe will team with Olympic hero Sir Ben Ainsley. formed Ineos team UK and contested the Americas his cup from 2021.
He made over his £110 million in business.
Mann His United fans will be thrilled at the prospect of Ratcliffe backing their club.