UEFA is planning a big change to club ownership rules! It would also help Křetínský because of Sparta and West Ham

UEFA is considering changing the rule on club ownership. Until now, one owner could only own one club that would play in the European Cups, which of course many wealthy patrons didn’t like, but they too have figured out a way around the rule. In the Czech Republic, this change would help Daniel Křetínský.

The current rule is clear. If you own two or more clubs within UEFA, only one of them can play European Cups. Now, however, it seems that a change is coming.

The reason is said to be Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, who has links at PSG and would also like to buy out Manchester United. UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has promised to reconsider the rules.

So, they are currently examining how best to modify these rules. Čeferin also admitted that the reason is not only Manchester United, but the request came from six other club owners.

“We need to talk about these rules and see what we can do about it. There is a growing interest in owning more clubs. We shouldn’t just say no to investing in multi-club ownership, but we need to look at what rules we set in that case because the rules need to be strict,” he told The Overlap.

It is rather strange that a change in the rules can happen now that wealthy individuals from the Arab world are trying to focus more on European football, after all PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is a good friend of Čeferin, would love to buy Malaga.

A possible change would also help Daniel Kretinsky, who owns Sparta Prague and would like to be the majority owner of West Ham United.

If that were to happen, he would probably have to sign Sparta over to another person, at least if both teams play in European competitions. At the moment, the English team is quite far from that, as it is struggling to maintain its first league affiliation.

Source: Mirror, The Overlap