INEOS are convinced United and Nice will be allowed to play in the Europa League next season.
United finished eighth in the Premier League and failed to qualify for Europe via the division’s qualifying places, but Erik ten Hag’s side won the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The winner of the FA Cup, England’s oldest cup competition, is granted Europa League qualification, which means United have booked their place in Europe’s secondary club competition.
The Reds won the Europa League with Jose Mourinho in charge in 2017 and lost in the final of the competition against Villarreal in 2021 during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tenure.
Throughout the season, there were fears United could potentially be barred from competing in the Europa League if French side Nice also qualified for the competition.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought Nice in 2019 and UEFA regulations state clubs that are owned by the same owners will not be allowed to compete in the same UEFA competitions.
Nice have qualified for the second-tier European competition by finishing fifth in Ligue 1 and, ordinarily, UEFA rules would see United demoted to the UEFA Conference League, the third-tier competition, because the French club finished higher in their respective league.
However, it’s understood United have held talks with UEFA officials since Ratcliffe’s investment was signed off and he received assurances that the issue could be resolved.
Read what INEOS said here.