KASPER SCHMEICHEL has lifted the lid on what it is like playing under potential new Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
The goalkeeper ended his highly-successful 11-year spell at Leicester City last summer to join French side Nice.
That meant going to work for billionaire Ratcliffe whose company INEOS has a huge portfolio of sporting projects that include Formula One, cycling and the Ligue 1 club.
Ratcliffe is currently in talks with the Glazer family alongside Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani over the sale of United with a preferred bidder believed to be close to being announced after three rounds of bidding.
Now Schmeichel, whose father Peter earned legendary status playing for the Red Devils, has offered fans of United an inside look at what it is like working for Britain’s wealthiest man.
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The stopper, who was a guest on Sky Sports Monday Night Football to watch Leicester’s 2-2 draw with Everton, said: “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.
“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.
“From my own experience at Nice, he's a man who is present, he comes to games, a guy that's knowledgeable about football and who has a vast knowledge about performance in general.”
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Schmeichel endured a difficult time when he first joined Nice, with his early performances questioned and at one point he was dropped to the bench.
Despite that tough start, he has since managed to show the qualities he brought to Leicester over a decade with the Foxes.
Schmeichel added about Ratcliffe: “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.”
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