Man Utd takeover: Sir Jim Ratcliffe gets major boost from UEFA to oust Sheikh Jassim

Manchester United are at the centre of a takeover battle as Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani battle it out to get their hands on the club. And Britain’s richest man Ratcliffe has been given a major boost by UEFA to oust his Qatari rival after the governing body decided to allow six clubs that are currently under joint ownership to compete in Europe next season.

UEFA currently have multi-club ownership regulations in place for integrity reasons and to ensure teams don’t have a potential conflict of interest. But the governing body have now confirmed that AC Milan, Aston Villa, Brighton, Union Saint-Gilloise, Toulouse and Vitoria will all be able to play European football throughout the 2023/24 campaign.

The developments are significant for Ratcliffe because of the fact he also owns Nice. And there had previously been rumours that he would have to sell the French club in order to complete a takeover of the Red Devils.

“We have a good offer. We’ve met the Glazers a couple of times and we had a good conversation but at the end of the day it’s their decision - we would still very much like to do it. I also believe we would do a good job and do it for the right reasons. We keep very focused on it. They ain’t making them anymore.