Britain's richest man Jim Ratcliffe grew up supporting Manchester United, and could be set to do business with the English club in his role as owner of French side OGC Nice.
Ratcliffe, who has previously said he would not be interesting in buying United from current owners the Glazer family, is worth an estimated $14.7bn after making his money with chemicals company Ineos.
Ineos owns Swiss club Lausanne-Sport, and completed a takeover of French top-flight club OGC Nice in 2019.