Manchester United shares climb, with Jim Ratcliffe on brink of clinching minority stake

Manchester United’s stock climbed Friday, with British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group reportedly on the brink of clinching a minority deal in the club. 

Shares of operator Manchester United Ltd. MANU rose 6.8%. The stock is up 15.7% in 2023, outpacing the S&P 500 index’s SPX gain of 17.7%.

Sky News reported that Ratcliffe’s Ineos…