Nice Sale Shakes Man U Arena!…
Yee-haw! Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the bloke who shares Manchester United with the legendary Glazers, is apparently dusting off his cowboy boots for a grand gallop away from the French rodeo, OGC Nice! Rumor has it, he’s about to give Nice the heave-ho for a sparkling £200 million, doubling his investment like a football alchemist turning lead into gold. Nice fans had once pinned their hopes of dethroning PSG’s Eiffel Tower reign on Sir Jim’s bougie bags of cash. But, alas, those dreams flew away like a startled flock of seagulls at Old Trafford.
Back in 2019, Sir Jim bought Nice for a mere bagatelle, thinking he could turn them into Ligue 1 big shots. But the script went bonkers with Nice cruising no higher than a pedestrian fifth place! UEFA’s multi-club rules forced INEOS to be as hands-off as a goalie repelled by garlic when it came to Nice’s most average but strangest season. Beyond the chaotic football pitch, Sir Jim’s recent desertion of the Titans like Tottenham’s cocktails and INEOS Britannia’s unsinkable ship have left sports fans scratching their heads like befuddled referees in an offside trap.
With Ligue 1’s TV deal blowing up with the drama of a soap opera finale, and the broadcasting winds shifting like a wayward football in a typhoon, French clubs are left holding empty popcorn buckets. Selling Nice now looks like Sir Jim’s slick dribble towards the touchline. This could funnel some sparkle towards the Red Devils’ new 100,000-seat theatre of dreams adjacent to Old Trafford. In any case, Sir Jim’s rollercoaster ride from Nice to Manchester proves that juggling football clubs and grand plans is harder than midfielders dodging a rain of oranges from the sidelines!
