UEFA will not block Qatari ownership of Manchester United, a major boost for the bidding group from the oil-rich state.
Sportsmail revealed last week that a Qatar-based consortium had launched a bid for United but faced a potential hurdle in UEFA rules, which ban one owner from controlling multiple teams in their competitions.
Qatar Sports Investments already own Paris Saint-Germain.
But the United States' bid will come from a separate entity, which is likely to satisfy officials. According to UEFA sources, there will be no issues with the Qatari bid, which is being worked on around the clock ahead of the Friday 10 p.m. deadline imposed by investment bank Raine, which is overseeing the sale for United.
There are other factors at play as well as the separation of the two ownership groups. PSG president and Qatari national Nasser Al-Khelaifi is a close ally of UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. Ceferin was a guest of Al-Khelaifi at Tuesday night's league clash between PSG and Bayern Munich in Paris.
Neither of those two clubs was among the European Super League rebels, something for which UEFA was grateful. With the threat of the breakaway league lingering, that relationship remains strong.
Al-Khelaifi is also chairman of the European Club Association and beIN Media Group, which owns the rights to broadcast UEFA competitions in several countries across the world.
The UEFA rule against multi-club ownership states that "no individual or legal entity may have control over or influence over more than one club participating in a UEFA club competition."
This would not have been an issue in any case this season, as PSG is in the Champions League and United is in the Europa League.
Meanwhile, FIFA is recruiting a new director focused on human rights as increased Middle Eastern involvement at the top of English football looms.
Sportsmail has learned that FIFA has started interviewing for a new position of director of human rights and sustainability and is close to making an appointment.
It is understood that they are down to the final few candidates. The new recruit will work closely alongside Andreas Graf, head of human rights and anti-discrimination.
They will play a leading role within FIFA’s work on human rights and seek to repair the damage caused by the controversial decision to award Qatar the World Cup.
FIFA faced an intense backlash in the build-up to Qatar 2022 due to the host nation’s dreadful human rights record.
Thousands of migrant workers are alleged to have died while building the stadiums for the tournament, and homosexuality is banned in the Islamic state.
On Tuesday, FIFA announced Saudi Arabia as the host nation of the Club World Cup in December.