Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a Man Utd fan - but holds a Chelsea season ticket
dailystar.co.ukManchester United fan despite being a Chelsea season ticket holder and bidding to buy the Blues.Ratcliffe and his Ineos firm have reportedly submitted a late offer to purchase Chelsea from Roman Abramovich and swoop in ahead of the three other bidders for the club.
A spokesperson for Ratcliffe had previously dismissed the idea of him bidding back in March but The Times now report he submitted an offer on Friday morning worth up to £4.25billion.Ratcliffe, who is Britain's richest man with a net worth of £12billion, has owned French club Nice since 2019.
He purchased and operates the Ligue 1 outfit through his firm Ineos, a chemical company he founded in 1998, having paid a reported £84million to become the owner of Nice.The report into his bid adds that despite being a United fan, Ratcliffe has been a long time Chelsea season ticket holder and is keen to beat the three American bidders to become the new owner of the club.He told The Times: "We put an offer in this morning.
We are the only British bid. Our motives are simply to try and create a very fine club in London. We have no profit motive because we make our money in other ways."Ratcliffe is said to have held discussions with Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck on Thursday before submitting his late offer on Friday morning.Who should be the new owners of Chelsea?
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