Manchester United face the possibility of a shock European ban in the coming season.

The Red Devils are on the verge of bringing in Sir Jim Ratcliffe as a new investor into the club.

However, per The Mirror, United would be risking going against UEFA's rule on two clubs being owned by the same company.

Nice are likely to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League, while United should as well.

If both are in the same European competition, whoever has a higher coefficient would stay, while the other is banned.

United, however, are expected to find a workaround through ownership models to avoid this issue.