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13 October 2022 - 3:30 AM

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he may attempt to acquire a different “premier” club in Europe after Manchester United owners Avram and Joel Glazer told him the club was not for sale, The Times reports.

Speaking at a Financial Times Live event on Tuesday, Ratcliffe revealed he had met the two Glazer brothers this summer for talks about purchasing United but had received little encouragement.

Ratcliffe, whose Ineos petrochemicals giant already owns the Ligue

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