PUNISHMENT stake out Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) if bring Lionel Messi without selling their star players in the 2021 summer transfer market. If PSG insists on keeping Kylian Mbappe while Lionel Messi is already in their midst, Les Parisiens – PSG’s nickname – has the potential to be banned from appearing in the Champions League, or rather in European club competition for three years.
Previously, Marca reported that Barcelona lodged a complaint with the European Football Federation (UEFA). Barcelona said PSG’s financial condition was no better than them.
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Therefore, Barcelona appealed to UEFA to investigate PSG’s finances. In Barcelona’s view, Currently, the salary ratio at PSG exceeds 99%, while Barcelona is at 54%. This is a gross violation of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. That way, Barcelona claims the FFP rules must also be considered in the process of recruiting Lionel Messi to PSG.
PSG’s soaring pay ratio is not surprising. Because in this summer’s transfer market, PSG brought in top-paid players such as Sergio Ramos, Achraf Hakimi, Georginio Wijnaldum and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
According to Marca’s report, PSG have had a deficit of 200 million euros in recent seasons. In fact, the deficit allowed by the FFP is only minus 40 million euros.
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Therefore, in order to balance their balance sheet, selling expensive players like Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di Maria is the solution. However, PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino actually said he would not sell Kylian Mbappe, even though they managed to bring in La Pulga – the nickname of Lionel Messi.
