‘Give me a call’ – Man United owner Ratcliffe could sell club after new twist
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has claimed Sir Jim Ratcliffe could sell French club OGC Nice after becoming “consumed” with Man United.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – suggested his time in charge at the Ligue 1 side was a “good learning curve” in football.
Sports-loving Ratcliffe purchased Swiss side Lausanne-Sport in 2017 and followed that with a buyout at Nice in 2019.
His INEOS company has since taken control of footballing operations at Man United after taking a 27.7% stake in the club in February.
Ratcliffe has since set about making sweeping changes at Old Trafford, installing a new executive hierarchy and making 250 of the club’s staff redundant.
Ratcliffe could sell Nice after becoming ‘consumed with Man United’, says Wyness
Wyness claimed the billionaire’s “bandwidth has got a limit” and could lead to him selling Nice.
He told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “The Todibo situation is the sort of thing that will push him towards Man United and is likely to lead to him selling Nice.
“He’s consumed right now with United. God bless him for that, it’s good for an owner.
“The bandwidth, even for Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has got a limit.
“I think that Nice was a good learning curve for him, but football in France is unique and there are different challenges down there.
“It’s two different cultures and challenges, societies and fanbases.
“He’s best divesting of Nice, and I’ve got someone who wants to buy it – so he can give me a call.
“Certainly, I think he’ll be focusing purely on United.”
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