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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has suffered a recent setback in his bid to dump OGC Good.
Turbulent tenure
Ratcliffe acquired Good in 2019, vowing to make it a pressure within the French and European soccer scene. Nevertheless, the opposite has largely been the case.
He has failed to attain his purpose, and the connection between INEOS and the membership’s supporters has by no means been worse.
The British businessman’s 2024 takeover of United did little to enhance issues, as many in Good fearful they’d be compelled right into a secondary function. Ratcliffe later admitted that he doesn’t get pleasure from watching Good video games, discovering them insufficiently thrilling.
At current, Good sit in fifteenth place within the Ligue 1 standings, having received simply seven, drawn six and misplaced 15 of the 28 top-flight video games they’ve performed. Final 12 months, Ratcliffe put Good up on the market. Unbiased advisory agency Lazard Inc. was tasked with discovering a purchaser.
Ratcliffe was initially searching for €200m however was compelled to slash this worth as no severe patrons introduced themselves. In January, Bloomberg reported that the turmoil over Ligue 1 broadcasting rights had disrupted the method.
Ligue 1 ended a €500m-per-year deal led by DAZN Group in favour of managing their very own client channel.
Now, journalist Romain Molina has revealed that Ratcliffe has been compelled to decrease his valuation of Good even additional because the state of affairs turns into more and more determined.
Ratcliffe hit with setback
Molina wrote on X, “The extra months go, the decrease the quantity demanded by Ratcliffe to resell OGC Good turns into.”
“We’re a far cry from the 150 million (minimal) fantasised initially…”
Plus les mois passent, plus le montant demandé par Ratcliffe pour revendre l’OGC Good baisse
On est très loin des 150 tens of millions (minimal) fantasmés au début…
— Romain Molina (@Romain_Molina) April 6, 2026
Whereas Molina doesn’t reveal Ratcliffe’s present place, the mere proven fact that he has been compelled to cut back his asking worth as soon as extra is a major setback for the United chief.
In the meantime, United return to motion on 13 April after they welcome Leeds United to Outdated Trafford.
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