Revealed: Man Utd Hacked New Plan To Sign Todibo From OGC Nice
Man Utd had long-standing interest in Todibo, 24, but are now unlikely to sign him due to guidance issued last month warning clubs subject to multi-club ownership against trading players with each other. United and Nice have both qualified for the Europa League next season.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe believes that UEFA rules on multi-club ownership are unfair and have prevented Manchester United from signing Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo.
The French side are owned by Ratcliffe’s INEOS, who bought a 27.7 per cent stake in United six months ago.
UEFA’s rulebook states that no individual or legal entity can have “control or influence” over more than one club participating in a UEFA competition. UEFA needed to be satisfied that United and Nice are separate entities before admitting them into the Europa League.
European football’s governing body say next season will be treated as a trial campaign over multi-club ownership, with both sides allowed to compete, but insist rules may be less lenient in future seasons.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe new plan to sign Todibo
Manchester United have now hired lawyers to plead their case for Jean-Clair Todibo signing.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe could also be ready to sell his share in Nice after Man United were blocked from signing Jean-Clair Todibo this week.
As revealed by Fabrizio Romano, Uefa intervened to stop the 20-time Premier League champions from signing the 24-year-old defender.
Talks between both parties were at an advanced stage but the club’s shared ownership through Ratcliffe and INEOS has caused the agreement to collapse.
Ratcliffe told Bloomberg that Nice are allowed to sell Todibo to other Premier League clubs but cannot strike a deal with United.
As revealed by Football Insider, Todibo was part of a three-man shopping list as United look to bolster their defence.
Uefa recently allowed United to compete alongside Nice in next season’s Europa League despite their shared ownership.
However, Ratcliffe has since revealed that he has had to put Nice into a trust for a year to avoid conflict of interest concerns.
According to Football Insider that Ratcliffe is now prepared to sell his controlling share in Nice in order to ease the restrictions around multi-club ownership.
