Britain’s richest man ready to buy French club Nice for £90 million
Getty Images | Ratcliffe is a keen sports enthusiast. He bought Swiss football team Lausanne in 2017, invested £110 million in a British challenge for the America’s Cup with Sir Ben Ainslie last year, and in January he bought cycling’s Team Sky and rebranded them as Team Ineos.
Previously linked with Chelsea, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has had a bid accepted for French Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice.
The deal crashed in February, but latest reports say they’ve made “significant progress” with their new £90 million offer.
4 June 2019 - 10:03 AM
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