Jakarta –
The Emir of Qatar Plan, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to acquire Manchester United raises a question mark. What about fate Paris Saint Germain currently under its auspices?
As is known, UEFA does not allow two clubs with the same ownership to compete against each other in European club competitions because it has the potential to damage the basis of sport. In the past, MU and PSG have met several times in the Champions League.
It is not impossible that the two will meet again. As reported by The Guardian, Qatar is actually aware of this. Therefore, there is a chance that they will persuade UEFA to make adjustments to the rules in the future.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that MU’s acquisition efforts will not use Qatar Sports Investments which oversees PSG, but individual funds. So, the process will not cause problems in the future.
This kind of situation was experienced by RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg in the 2018-19 season. At that time, the two clubs associated with the energy drink company Red Bull joined in the same group phase in the Europa League.
Both were allowed to appear after UEFA ensured that the management of the two clubs did not ‘play two feet’. At that time, it was reported that many management changes were made in order to get the green light from the highest authority in European football.
MU itself is priced at six billion Pounds by the Glazer Family, but the latest news says that the Emir of Qatar only wants to pay 4.5 billion Pounds and thinks that price is realistic.
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