British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, owner of the French club Nice through the petrochemical group Ineos, has announced that he is officially a candidate to acquire Manchester United, and in the coming hours, additional bids are expected from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S.
Manchester United has officially been up for sale since last November. The Glazer family, a business family from the U.S. that owns the «Red Devils,» has decided to sell its shares, and according to the «Daily Mail» Elon Musk is considering submitting a $4.7 billion bid to acquire their shares!
The American tycoon, owner of Tesla and the second-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $190 billion, is considering submitting a bid before the deadline for bids, which is set for Friday. Manchester United is valued at $3.7 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, where the club is listed.
