Sir Jim Ratcliffe he was very interested in buying Chelsea And Manchester United, but failed. Now the opportunity to invest opens up Liverpoolbut he refused.
Jim Ratcliffe is one of the British tycoons who love the world of sports. The head of the renowned chemical company Ineos is also the owner of the French club Nice, the Swiss club Lausanne-Sport and the cycling team Ineos Grenadiers, as well as sponsoring Mercedes in Formula 1.
In May he became one of the serious Chelsea fans who were sold by Roman Abramovich. But his efforts stalled after he lost to American businessman Todd Boehly.
Then he moved on to Manchester United, a club he supported because he came from the same city. But once again his efforts have not paid off as the Glazers family as the owner of MU currently has no plans to release any part of the club.
There are now reports that Liverpool are trying to find new investors. Sir Jim Ratcliffe was immediately tied to this opportunity, given the previous great interest in buying a prominent Premier League club.
But he said he wasn’t interested. Ratcliffe revealed that his focus has now changed, making Nice the main contender for Paris Saint-Germain in France.
“Our position has grown since the summer and we are now focusing our efforts on Nice and increasing our ambition for the club, to make it a top-tier club in France to compete with PSG,” he told a club spokesperson. . The Telegraph.
“This would represent better value for our investment than buying one of the Premier League’s top-tier clubs,” he said in a statement.
Liverpool is currently owned by the Fenway Sports Group (FSG). They successfully brought “The Reds” back to a glorious era, with Liverpool having won six trophies in the past four seasons.
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