Schmeichel gives inside information on one of Man Utd’s potential new owners

The Dane, son of Man Utd’s legend Peter Schmeichel, has firsthand of life under Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ownership at Nice.

OGC Nice goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has praised Sir Jim Ratcliffe and backed the INEOS founder’s potential Manchester United takeover.

This visionary British-born Manchester native entrepreneur is Britain’s wealthiest man and a long-time supporter of Manchester United. His experience in high-profile sports ventures involves cycling, Formula 1, and the French Football club Nice.

He and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are in talks with the Glazer family about the sale of United.

“One of the biggest reasons that I joined Nice was because of INEOS and because of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford, their vision and how they want to evolve their sports,” Schmeichel said on Sky Sports.

“Because they’ve been successful, not just in business, but in every other sporting venture they’ve thrown their investment at. I think with Manchester United particularly, Jim [Ratcliffe] is a big fan of the club, and that speaks a lot to fans.”

“He’s someone coming in who cares deeply about the club,” the former Leicester and Manchester City shot-stopper added.

“From my own experience at Nice, he’s a man who is present, he comes to games, a guy that’s knowledgable about football and who has a vast knowledge about performance in general. He has people like Dave Brailsford working for him, who again, are present and I think that’s the main thing with any club I’ve played at, look at Leicester, for example, the owners are present and there is not a divide.

“So I think – and I’m biased hoping INEOS are the preferred bidders – let’s wait and see.”