After Lausanne and Nice, soon Manchester United? “We have formally committed to the process. Ineos, owner of OGC Nice and Lausanne-Sport, officially positioned itself on Tuesday to buy Manchester United (currently 4th in the Premier League), triple winner of the Champions League (1968, 1999 and 2008) by these words conveyed to British media on Tuesday. A file that will undoubtedly be on the desk of Jean-Claude Blanc, future ex-deputy general manager of PSG, poached by Ineos to supervise his sports activities from February.
While the Glazer family has been in charge of the Red Devils since 2005, they said in a statement in November that they were not ruling out a sale in the future. “The board will consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment in the club, sale or other transactions involving the company, the Red Devils said two months ago. The process is designed to strengthen the future growth of the club to capitalize on opportunities both on the pitch and commercially. We will assess all options to ensure that we best serve our supporters and that Manchester United maximize opportunities for growth. »
After the Glazer family announcement, The Telegraph had revealed that Jim Ratcliffe, head of Ineos which also owns the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team and continues to invest in the sport, was interested in the idea of taking in hand the 2013 English champion. Last winter, his name was mentioned at Chelsea to succeed Roman Abramovich, after the invasion of Russia in Ukraine last February. However, the two camps had gone no further and Todd Boehly had won the bet.
This time, the British billionaire has a new opportunity to enter the Premier League through the front door. Born in Manchester, Jim Ratcliffe is an early supporter of residents of Old Trafford.