It seems neither Manchester City nor Paris Saint-Germain will need to worry about being expelled from the Champions League, despite damaging recent allegations.
Last week, German outlet Der Spiegel published a series of exposés based on documents obtained by an organisation known as Football Leaks, in which both City and PSG were accused for circumventing Financial Fair Play regulations.
Both clubs are alleged to have artificially inflated a number of sponsorship deals in order to comply with FFP, while the Ligue 1 giants’ signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé in the summer of 2017 have also been the subject of close scrutiny.
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Back in 2014, City and PSG were both issued with fines and squad restrictions for falling foul of FFP rules but European football’s governing body have this week come under pressure to impose further sanctions on the two clubs, including a possible expulsion from the Champions League.
However, according to Marca, that is unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Writing about the subject on Thursday, the Spanish outlet quote a UEFA official speaking at a recent meeting in Nyon as saying: “Right now, football cannot do without teams like PSG or Manchester City.”
That said, UEFA are reportedly keen to crack down on clubs who violate FFP and the cases of both City and PSG are currently being reviewed by their research chamber.
Marca say there is “every chance” both clubs could still face a second administrative sanction, and a verdict is expected to be reached before the end of the year.
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