Sir Jim Ratcliffe appears to have aimed a veiled dig at the Glazers, as the £6 billion ($7.5bn) takeover saga at Manchester United drags on.
Ratcliffe – who is Britain’s richest man – had hoped to be in Old Trafford’s boardroom by now.
He played a prominent role throughout long-running efforts to remove the Glazer family from power.
But he has so far been unsuccessful, along with fellow bidder Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, with no change of ownership agreed as yet.
There have been suggestions that the Glazers, who invited offers back in November 2022, may take United off the market and remain in their current posts.
That would be an unpopular decision among a disgruntled fanbase that has wanted to see the Americans pack their bags for some time.
United have enjoyed success under their current owners, with a six-year wait for major silverware brought to an end in the Carabao Cup last season.
However, questions have always been asked of how much is being spent in the transfer market and why debt continues to be lumped onto the club.
Ratcliffe seems to be of the opinion that the Glazers have failed during their tenure.
Failure
He told the INEOS YouTube channel when asked what a regime under his guidance would be like:
“You can’t really contemplate acquiring a brand like Manchester United and failing.
“The failure is just far too public and excruciating in a deal like that.”
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been unable to satisfy the Glazers’ demands when it comes to a takeover.
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However, he has learned plenty from another bid for power after previously making a play for Chelsea.
He already acquired Laussane-Sport and OGC Nice in Switzerland and France respectively.
He added: “The Manchester United bid would have been unthinkable two or three years ago if we hadn’t had some of the experiences – some quite difficult experiences with Laussane and Nice”.
