Sir Jim Ratcliffe has squelched any hopes Manchester United fans had of the club being sold off by the Glazer family.
However, the billionaire chairman of Ineos says he’s not done with investing in football.
Ratfcliffe, who’s a lifelong Red DevilsSupporter, who has been previously interested in buying the 13-time Premier League winner.
The businessman had the first Attempted to buy ChelseaIn the summer, the club failed to survive as Todd Boehly took control.
His interest was then turned to Man United, which he rejected.
Now, he’s revealed that the Glazers aren’t considering selling at the moment, and it doesn’t look like they will be anytime soon.
“I’m a lifelong Manchester United fan,” Ratcliffe said at the FT Live conference.
“And I was there in that most remarkable match in 1999 in Barcelona [win over Bayern Munich in Champions League final]It is something that is very etched in my memory.
“Manchester United is owned by the Glazer family. Joel and Avram are two of my best friends. They are gentlemen. And they don’t want to sell it. And it’s owned by the six children of the father, and they don’t want to sell.
“If it had been for sale in the summer, yes, we would probably have had a go following on from the Chelsea thing. But we can’t sit around hoping that one day Manchester United will become available.”
But 69-year-old isn’t done with pursuing taking over a football club.
Ineos is already the owner of French club Nice as well as Swiss club Lausanne.
When asked whether he could be interested in buying another club in the Premier League, he replied: “Well not a Premier League, a premier club.
“I think Nice has got a very interesting history. It’s an old club and it is a very attractive place for footballers as there is Californian climate down there.”
