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Revealed: Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'raised prospect' of Man Utd 'tempting' Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos to help fund £2 billion Old Trafford rebuild

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<p>INEOS chief Ratcliffe, who is Britain’s richest man, acquired a 27.7 per cent stake in the Red Devils when completing a £1.2bn ($1.5bn) deal with the Glazer family in February 2024. He has a big task on his hands funding the ambitious plans for Premier League heavyweights.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>They include a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wembley-of-the-north-man-utd-sir-jim-ratcliffe-bold-plans-spectacular-new-old-trafford-home/blt7b7c37a27c980714" target="_blank">serious upgrade, or complete rebuild, of Old Trafford</a>, while money is also required for further additions on the playing side in upcoming transfer windows. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sir-jim-ratcliffe-increases-man-utd-stake-79m-deal-wont-boost-ruben-amorim-transfer-kitty-january-window/blt5154ce2992c1a73f#csa778a56a11c3c3d4" target="_blank">Ratcliffe has increased his stake in United</a>, but the Glazers are said to be wary of allowing him to gain more control by pumping his own personal fortune into the club.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6015096/2024/12/24/manchester-united-ineos-anniversary-ratcliffe/ " target="_blank"><em>The Athletic</em></a> claims that Ratcliffe had been keen at one stage on finding “private finance” for the Red Devils, helping to cover mounting costs, with it suggested that the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/elon-musk-join-ryan-reynolds-efl-worlds-richest-man-spend-337-billion-fortune-league-two-minnows-compete-wrexham/blt45e1bb41fbdbf66f" target="_blank">richest men on the planet</a> – Tesla chief Musk and Amazon mogul Bezos – could be sounded out.</p>

THE GOSSIP

<p>Ratcliffe felt that Musk and Bezos - who boast net worths of $486bn (£388bn) and $246bn (£196bn) respectively - <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/tesla-twitter-elon-musk-monitoring-man-utd-deadline-takeover-bids-157-billion/blt20dc0a5c67494efd" target="_blank">“might be tempted by the appeal of United”</a>, although there is no indication that the mooted proposal ever gained any kind of traction.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>United are also said to have held exploratory talks with Bank of America about borrowing more money, but for now Ratcliffe and Co continue to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bro-paying-antony-200k-sir-jim-ratcliffe-rat-furious-man-utd-fans-staff-christmas-bonus/bltdfb65fae79a5d8d6" target="_blank">implement a number of controversial cost-cutting measures</a> that are intended to put United on a more stable footing in financial and sporting senses.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Revealed: Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'raised prospect' of Man Utd 'tempting' Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos to help fund £2 billion Old Trafford rebuild | Goal.com Singapore

Sir Jim Ratcliffe reportedly “raised the prospect” of “tempting” Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos to Manchester United and aiding a £2bn Old Trafford rebuild.

Revealed: Sir Jim Ratcliffe &apos;raised prospect&apos; of Man Utd &apos;tempting&apos; Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos to help fund £2 billion Old Trafford rebuild