Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe has opened up on his potential interest in buying Chelsea.
Ratcliffe was born in Oldham and is a Manchester United fan but has been heavily linked with a takeover of the Blues in recent months.
Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich since 2003 but Ratcliffe has previously spoken of his interest in purchasing the London club.
Ratcliffe has a reported net worth of £21billion and amassed the fortune thanks to Ineos, his multinational chemicals company. He is the new owner of cycling giant Team Sky and is set to rename it Team Ineos, but is now aiming to also move deeper into football. The 66-year-old also owns FC Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland
The billionaire has been asked again about his subsequent interest in Chelsea, with the businessman by no means dismissing the rumours when they were raised.
"I'm a tortured Manchester United fan. We have dipped our toe in the water with football," Ratcliffe told the BBC .
"It's a very different sport and it's complicated. We are in the process of learning. We bought this club in Switzerland and that's really been educational.
"We haven't got to where we have got to in our chemicals and business world by being rash and stupid.
"We recognise it's a very complex world. We are not in a desperate hurry to get to the end game."
When asked again if he was interested in buying Chelsea, Ratcliffe said: "You never say no."
