Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Oldham-born billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is Britain's richest man, the owner of Ligue 1 football club Nice and a childhood fan of Manchester United.
He has previously considered plans to purchase a club in the Premier League, including Chelsea, before turning his attention to French football in 2019.
Now based in Monaco, he also the backer of Ineos Grenadiers, the British professional cycling team formerly known as Team Sky and now named after his petrochemical company, that has so far won seven Tour de France titles.
Despite his links to United, Sir Jim became a Chelsea season ticket holder after moving to London. According to Forbes he is even richer than
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