Further update on the woes of Manchester United soccer team and Ineos/Sir JIm
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67117430
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos group wants to assume control of the football operations side of Manchester United's business from the Glazer family if a 25% offer worth an estimated £1.3bn is approved.
The British billionaire is thought to be increasingly confident of securing what he hopes will be the first stage of an eventual buyout.
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Ineos are thought to hope if they were to be in charge of the football side of the club's business, it would help to defuse the anger of those supporters, and avoid a repeat of the anti-Glazer demonstrations seen in recent seasons if they remain as majority owners.
Ratcliffe visited Old Trafford in March alongside Ineos officials Sir Dave Brailsford, Rob Nevin and Jean Claude Blanc.
Ineos already own French Ligue 1 club Nice and Swiss club Lausanne.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67117430
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos group wants to assume control of the football operations side of Manchester United's business from the Glazer family if a 25% offer worth an estimated £1.3bn is approved.
The British billionaire is thought to be increasingly confident of securing what he hopes will be the first stage of an eventual buyout.
...
Ineos are thought to hope if they were to be in charge of the football side of the club's business, it would help to defuse the anger of those supporters, and avoid a repeat of the anti-Glazer demonstrations seen in recent seasons if they remain as majority owners.
Ratcliffe visited Old Trafford in March alongside Ineos officials Sir Dave Brailsford, Rob Nevin and Jean Claude Blanc.
Ineos already own French Ligue 1 club Nice and Swiss club Lausanne.