ESPN.com · Jun 20, 2024

UEFA blocked Man United transfer over ownership - Ratcliffe

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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said that UEFA's rules on multi-club ownership have prevented the club from signing a player from Ligue 1 side Nice.

Ratcliffe's company INEOS bought Nice in 2019 before completing a deal to purchase a minority stake in United earlier this year.

While moving players between two clubs that share the same owners is not forbidden, Nice and United's qualification for next season's UEFA Europa League has raised issues around the clubs conducting business with each other in the transfer market.

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