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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bizarre behaviour in trying to hijack the sale of Chelsea before he bought Man United revealed in new Roman Abramovich book

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bizarre behaviour in trying to hijack the sale of Chelsea before he bought Man United revealed in new Roman Abramovich book

KIERAN GILL: Sir Jim Ratcliffe 's brazen attempt to hijack the sale of Chelsea to Todd Boehly has been laid bare in a new book which includes claims about his theatrics in the club's boardroom.

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