Chelsea had looked to be entering the final stages of their search for a new owner, but a shock new bidder has entered the frame. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is the owner of Ineos, has entered a bid of £4bn, according to The Times.
Ratcliffe is from Oldham and has been linked with the purchase of Manchester United from the Glazers. The 69-year-old is a boyhood United fan and talked about the potential of owning the club on many occasions. He currently owns French side OGC Nice.
In 2019, it was rumoured that the Glazers were open to selling United and the asking price was somewhere in the region of the £4bn that Ratcliffe is now spending on Chelsea. Some reports stated that he had enquired about how much he would need to pay to buy the club.
