Manchester United should the club be put up for sale - and he has plenty of funds to make that a reality. The chemical engineer and businessman, who is the CEO of Ineos, is a supporter of the Red Devils despite being a season-ticker holder at Chelsea - and is already the owner of FC Lausanne-Sport and Ligue 1 outfit Nice.
Ratcliffe's reported net worth of £10.9billion would put him in the top five of Premier League owners according to estimated combined net worth of ownership groups - and the growing pressure on the Glazers might work in his favour. READ MORE: Sir Alex Ferguson has telling reaction when asked by Man Utd fan to return as boss Ratcliffe's fortune would put him two places above Arsenal's Stan Kroenke of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment who has an estimated £8.9bn.
In fourth in the Premier League are Wesley Edens and Nassef Sawiris of Aston Villa with an estimated £10.75bn.There is a new arrival in third - Chelsea's group of Clearlake Capital Group, Todd Boehly, Hansjorg Wyss and Mark Walter.
They have an estimated net worth of £11.25bn - one place above where Ratcliffe would fit in. Man Utd fans, would you be in favour of Sir Jim Ratcliffe taking over?
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