Man Utd takeover: Sir Jim Ratcliffe's comments on Glazer brothers enrages fans

Jacque Talbot

• 30 Apr 2023 14:15 BST
• 3 min read

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made some comments about the Glazers which has infuriated the club’s fans.

The Ineos chief, who is now considered the frontrunner for the takeover, was speaking at an event hosted by the Financial Times over the summer.

There he was asked about Red Devils, having been a fan of the club since he was a child. He responded: "Manchester United is owned by the Glazer family whom I have met.

"I've met Joel and Avram and they are the nicest people, I have to say, they are proper gentlemen. If it had been for sale in the summer then, yes, we would have probably had a go following on from the Chelsea thing.

"But we can't sit around hoping that one day Manchester United will become available. We have an exciting sporting franchise, but the one thing that we don't have is a Premier [League] team."

Sir Jim Ratcliffe: “I've met Joel and Avram and they are the nicest people, I have to say, they are proper gentlemen” 🤬 #mufc

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— UtdChronicle (@UtdChronicle) April 30, 2023

Man Utd fans rage

But, of course, his words, after emerging on social media, have enraged fans online, who have taken Ratcliffe to task, especially in the backdrop of Man Utd’s protests over their ownership ahead of their side’s Premier League match with Aston Villa on Sunday.

Jim Ratcliffe saying this because he msde internal deal with Glazer. If they win the deal, then Glazer stay as minority in Manchester United

— Sourav Chaudhury (@SouravChaudhur5) April 30, 2023

He’s a fraud, stay the hell out of our club

— MenaceOfNorway (@WaagOmland) April 30, 2023

Just wicked

— Phil🦠 (@McFurytale) April 30, 2023

Ratcliffe is a Glazer who is also a total hypocrite and a lying Chelsea fan

— John Oatway (@JohnOatway1) April 30, 2023