He Manchester United have to come to terms with UEFAas they have done Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albionso that the timeshare of one of its owners, Jim Ratcliffedoes not affect the club’s participation in European competitions.
Ratcliffe, owner of INEOS, He has owned 27.7% of United since December and is also the main owner of French club Nice since 2019. This could conflict with UEFA’s timeshare rules, which could put the English team’s qualification in the next round in the problem. European League.
As stipulated in the regulation, if two teams of the same owner qualify for the same European competition, one of the worst positions in the league will not be included in it, unless it shows sufficient evidence that the timeshare is not giving them any kind of benefit. benefit
During this time, the Nice They are fifth and will go to the Europa League, while United are sixth and can play in both competitions. However, the precedents of English teams favor the ‘red devil’, as both Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion have played in Europe this year despite their links to other clubs.
Villa’s owners, the V Sports group, They had to divest 16% of the club to compete in Europe, by sharing ownership with Vitoria Setúbal, while Brighton’s Tony Bloom also struck a deal with UEFA and reduced his participation in the Portuguese club by becoming owner- also from Union St Gilloise.
As an example, Villa’s participation in Vitoria is 29%, so it is still higher than the 27.7% it has. Ratcliffe, He is also confident that his purchase will not cause any problems for the club.
“There is no situation in which my Nice side will prevent Manchester United from playing in Champions League“, he told the British press a few weeks ago. “We will find a solution. The rules change and are currently grey, there is no black or white. We spoke to UEFA and I have to say that the conversation was not of the ‘you have to change it and we don’t want it’ type. We will have to change some things, but UEFA recognizes, in many cases, that the timeshare greatly benefits the small club,” warned the British billionaire.
Source: La Verdad
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