Jim Ratcliffe

Manchester United need Sir Jim Ratcliffe now his Chelsea takeover bid has failed. This leaves him with £4 billion he was ready to spend.

There has not appeared to be a saviour on the horizon. Could he be attempting to pile pressure on the Glazers to sell, and attempting to smoke them out and change their minds? Ratcliffe could potentially become that, the investor who helps tip it all over the edge. He arrived as a late bidder for Chelsea, when Boehly’s consortium were already several weeks into the process. It was always an uphill battle. Now could he turn his attentions to Manchester United, the club he supported as a boy?