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OGC Nice star Aaron Ramsey hints at what Manchester United can expect from Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Aaron Ramsey has insisted that potential Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is keen to take French club Nice "to the top".

Ratcliffe - who is in the running to buy the Reds - purchased Nice in 2019 for £88million. The 70-year-old, owner of chemical giants INEOS, visited Old Trafford and United's training base at Carrington on Friday. It is thought that he received a presentation on how the sale of the club would look moving forward.

Despite Ratcliffe's interest in United, Wales midfielder Ramsey, who joined Nice in August 2022, believes the Ligue 1 outfit are going places under the British businessman. The 32-year-old also praised new manager Didier Digard, who has guided the team on a 13-game unbeaten run since arriving in January following the World Cup.

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"The owner is very passionate and very invested in Nice and wants to take Nice all the way up to the top," said Ramsey. "It's a great project to be a part of. It just feels like a family-orientated club. I'm really enjoying my football at the moment, we had a change after the World Cup with the management and they've hit the ground running and settled in really well.

"The players have responded well to their instructions. We're unbeaten since I've returned. It's been really enjoyable."

Ratcliffe, along with other investors, met with United manager Erik ten Hag prior to the FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham at the weekend. However, the Dutchman insisted that the encounter was very brief.

"I just met them and shook hands, but I am focused on the game [against Fulham]. Others in the club are dealing with potential investors," he said.

Ratcliffe's meeting with the United hierarchy came just one day after Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani's representatives visited the stadium and the training complex.

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