{"id":98761,"date":"2023-09-11T18:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98761"},"modified":"2023-09-11T18:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:59:49","slug":"sir-jim-ratcliffe-gives-rare-update-on-man-utd-takeover-as-he-admits-losing-would-be-too-excruciating-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/sir-jim-ratcliffe-gives-rare-update-on-man-utd-takeover-as-he-admits-losing-would-be-too-excruciating-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Jim Ratcliffe gives rare update on Man Utd takeover as he admits losing would be 'too excruciating' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
SIR JIM RATCLIFFE has given a rare update on his hopes of taking over Manchester United and has admitted that losing would be "too excruciating". <\/p>\n
The British businessman has been in a battle with Sheikh Jassim over who can purchase the Manchester club off the Glazer family.<\/p>\n
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Ratcliffe seems to determined to be the winner in the race to acquire the Premier League club and not least because he doesn't like losing. <\/p>\n
Speaking in a video marking his company INEOS' 25th anniversary, Ratcliffe has admitted losing out on purchasing United would be "excruciating".<\/p>\n
He said: "You can't really contemplate acquiring a brand like Manchester United and failing because the failure is just far too public and too excruciating."<\/p>\n
United would be Ratcliffe's third football club.<\/p>\n
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The billionaire Brit is already the owner of Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice and Swiss Super League team FC Lausanne-Sport.<\/p>\n
And he has said that his previous experience with the other clubs has helped him to approach this bid for United. <\/p>\n
He explained: "The Manchester United bid would have been unthinkable two or three years ago if we hadn't had some of the experiences, and quite a few of them difficult experiences with Lausanne and Nice."<\/p>\n
A potential deal could still collapse as reports have suggested that the Glazers are considering pulling the club from the shop window and waiting until 2025 to re-list it.<\/p>\n
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