Sir Jim Ratcliffe cut a glum figure as he watched Nice lose to Roma in their Europa League opener on Wednesday night.
British billionaire Ratcliffe, 72, owns the French side and Swiss outfit Lausanne-Sport alongside his position as a co-owner of Manchester United.
His INEOS group completed a takeover of Nice in August 2019, but he has had mixed success, with their highest finish in Ligue 1 being fourth during that time, while their best performance in Europe came during a run to the Conference League quarter-finals in 2023-24.