INEOS founder and Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe has admitted negotiating with all of the Glazer siblings during the Manchester United takeover is difficult in extracts leaked from a new book.
Ratcliffe is one of the frontrunners to purchase United after the American owners put the club up for sale back in November.
Since then, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has also entered the race and it is widely understood he is in pole position to buy the club.
Originally from Failsworth, Ratcliffe is a childhood United fan despite in recent years owning a season ticket at Chelsea. In excerpts revealed by The Times from a new book on Ratcliffe, the 70-year-old explains his first meeting he had with the Glazers.
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