After nine months of negotiations, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is on the brink of becoming a minority shareholder at Manchester United.
A gruelling takeover process finally looks set to be given clarity when Old Trafford chiefs vote on his proposed 25 per cent buyout.
It is expected that, if successful, Ratcliffe could acquire more shares in the coming years and finally dethrone the Glazers.
But what forms the backbone of his extraordinary wealth? The Sunday Times Rich List ranked Ratcliffe as the second wealthiest man in Britain earlier this year, with mouth-watering assets worth £29.3billion.
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