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5 May 2025 - 4:30 AM

Sir Jim Ratcliffe-owned petrochemical company INEOS is looking to sell Ligue 1 club Nice, according to multiple UK media reports.

INEOS, which became a minority owner of Manchester United last year after acquiring a 27.7 per cent, £1.25 billion stake in the Premier League club, has reportedly given US investment bank Lazard the brief of securing a new buyer.

The company initially acquired the French club in a full takeover worth €100 million back in 2019, with Ratcliffe now seekin

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