Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe says the Glazer family told him they do not want to sell Manchester United - but he is still interested in buying a Premier League club.
The billionaire, whose Ineos group owns Nice in France and Swiss club Lausanne, met brothers Joel and Avram Glazer.
"It is owned by the six children of the father and they don't want to sell," Ratcliffe said.
He told told a Financial Times Live conference: "I met Joel and Avram and they are the nicest people. They are proper gentlemen.
"If it had been for sale in the summer, yes, we would probably have had a go following on from the Chelsea thing.