Not really looking as if they can maintain their position in the top four this year either and struggling
with financial fair play.
The Spanish outlet claim the Ligue 1 giants may be forced to sell eight players or face expulsion from Europe's elite competition over breach of
Financial Fair Play regulations.
One potential flaw in their bid for Alexis however, is that they are supposedly pursuing a monster offer deal to bring Neymar in from Barcelona, and have already been warned against such a deal due to
UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations, and they will be forced to sell in order to counteract that transfer, so buying our superstar also would surely put them in big trouble.
just wait until my Mandarin is perfected (a variation of «just wait for the stadium to be paid for» or «just wait
for Financial Fair Play to take effect»)...... etc... etc»
The club is banking a lot on qualifying for the Champions League and adding that revenue to the bottom line to help
meet Financial Fair Play rules.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Manchester City should have been docked points and stripped of their titles instead of being fined for
breaching Financial Fair Play rules --(Daily Express / various)
However, their spending habits may have landed them in hot water, with the club in danger of being thrown out of the Champions League due to a breach
in Financial Fair Play regulations, according to Spanish outlet El Pais.
The massive money signing of David Luiz last summer shows that the French champions have not had their spending completely stunted by
new Financial Fair Play rules.
Mbappe is on loan until the end of the season — PSG's way of dealing with
Financial Fair Play requirements — but when with the move becomes permanent next year it will cost the club 180 million euros ($ 216 million).
Ultimately though, should any club make a move for the amazing Argentine would surely have to break the world transfer record to do so and it remains to be seen whether it would be possible
under Financial Fair Play rules for anyone to make such a bid.
When the UEFA rules
about Financial Fair Play came in it actually looked for a while as though the Gunners were about to be proved right and helped back to the top of the game but that did not last too long.
The 222 - million - euro transfer of Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint - Germain has exposed
financial fair play as a myth once and for all.
January 10 — AC Milan who have been under scrutiny by UEFA
over financial fair play issues following their acquisition by Chinese - led consortium Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux, which is controlled by Chinese investor Yonghong, has released better news with the announcement of a sponsorship deal with online betting platform VWin.
The Premier League champions could not get around
Financial Fair Play issues at the time, though they have brought in a new striker this January after splashing out around # 28m on bringing in Wilfried Bony from Swansea City.
They have since been warned about
breaking Financial Fair Play Regulations as set out by UEFA, which could see them banned from playing in the Champions League or Europa League, and have supposedly been told the amount they would have to raise from transfers to be able to push through the deal.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger responded with laughter when asked about Jose Mourinho's opinions
on Financial Fair Play in his press conference on Monday.
«
If Financial Fair Play does not fulfil its role at a European level, the state must be able to step in and take the decisions to check and verify where the funding for these sorts of things came from.»
FIFA financial fair play rule has forced City to kind of change their spending and that is visible in the recently leaked salary details of full team squad.
An initial loan worth around $ 5 - 6m might be enough to convince the French giants to concede an option to buy instead of an obligation, as at that point they could be fairly certain of Inter's intentions of signing Pastore permanently (officially Inter can not complete operations with obligations to buy at the moment, because UEFA would not permit it given the Nerazzurri's current
Financial Fair Play situation).
As the Express explains, Roma are under pressure
from Financial Fair Play regulations and are now openly looking to sell their prize assets.
«They are a club where
financial fair play doesn't make a huge difference for them and they will invest hugely again in the summer.
The other issue is that when your wealth is for all intents and purposes unlimited, as it seems to be in the case of the Abu Dhabi investment group, the fines associated with FIFA's
Financial Fair Play system are insignificant if they are even enforced.
In December, UEFA rejected a request to
waive Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules for AC Milan, saying they remained unconvinced about the club's new Chinese backers.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has accused clubs such as Manchester City and Paris St Germain of «laughing»
at Financial Fair Play rules.
«It becomes very difficult to
respect Financial Fair Play because you have different interest from a country to have such a big player to represent that country.
There is an intriguing clash from the Championship on Saturday evening as Leeds United travel south to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest, in a meeting of two sides who have been rocked by transfer embargoes this week after being hit by
Financial Fair Play sanctions.
I quote him: «Given that Wenger now regards Uefa's
Financial Fair Play initiative as dead, questions will again be asked about the ownership model and the possible need for shareholder investment to keep pace with Manchester City.»
In an interview with France Football, Aulas added his voice to those who
suggest Financial Fair Play needs to kick in to prevent excessive sums being spent by an elite few clubs to the detriment of everyone else.
AC Milan general manager Marco Fassone said he is optimistic there will be no repercussions on his club's summer transfer activities, although he does expect some sanctions after a meeting with UEFA in Nyon on Friday to discuss a settlement agreement in view of
potential financial fair play (FFP) restrictions on the Serie A club.
Latest benchmarking report underlines
continued Financial Fair Play impact on robust European club finances UEFA has released its ninth club licensing benchmarking report on European club...
November 30 — Outspoken La Liga president Javier Tebas has hardened his resolve to take Paris St Germain to the European Union over
alleged financial fair play breaches unless UEFA acts first.
«The Paris club are counting on the departures of Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi (or Javier Pastore, although he doesn't want to leave) in order to
avoid financial fair play issues and have decided to go for broke in their bid to sign the Real Madrid player.»
And of course, we had the usual rambling from Gazidis about the club being in a healthy state, financially, blah blah, 15 years Champions League, blah blah, UEFA
financial fair play compliance, blah blah, success over the long term, increased revenues, blah blah, operating profits, blah blah, Highbury Square development project, blah blah, profit from player trading, blah blah blah.
However, according to the BBC, only Manchester United and Real Madrid earn enough revenue to pay such a figure and
satisfy Financial Fair Play.
It still remains to be seen whether or not Inter will turn the Portuguese's stay in Milano in to a permanent one amid an ongoing battle with
financial fair play problems that have plagued the club for a number of years now.
Phrases with «financial fair play»