Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already made his Man Utd takeover pledge to try and get them 'consistently' challenging yet again for the major honours domestically with Man City and Liverpool and on the European scale with Real Madrid and others.
As quoted by The Times, a spokesman for the Ineos owner confirmed that Ratcliffe would be open to beginning talks with the United owners. The spokesman said: "If the club is for sale, Jim is definitely a potential buyer. If something like this was possible, we would be interested in talking with a view to long-term ownership. "This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. Jim is looking at what can be done now and, knowing how important the club is to the city, it feels like the time is right for a reset." Will it be second time lucky for the British Billionaire who has a net worth of around £6.3billion?
With the news that the Glazer family are looking to sell a minority stake with a view of eventually relinquishing full power once the stock price allows them to generate the most money, Ratcliffe is understood to be keen on eventually building up his power at Old Trafford. That itself should come as a warning to all the Red Devils' Premier League rivals who are currently not viewing Erik ten Hag's side as credible competition for the top four this term due to their horrific start which has seen two losses already in their first two outings against Brighton and most recently Brentford FC.
