Sir Jim Ratcliffe has felt the wrath of furious Manchester United fans after offering Avram and Joel Glazer the chance to stay at Old Trafford as part of his revised takeover bid.
As the club are still up for sale after six months and no party has met the Glazers' £6billion asking price, a third round of bidding is currently ongoing, with a deadline of this Friday. Alongside Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, Ratcliffe has made two previous bids worth around £4.5bn and remains among the frontrunners through his petrochemical company, INEOS.
Now the Manchester-born mogul, 70, has received backlash from supporters after it was reported that he's offered to become United's majority shareholder, while also allowing Joel and Avram to stay involved through a stake of around 20 per cent. But fans may be less surprised to learn about his fresh proposal when they hear Ratcliffe's comments on the much-maligned brothers.
