UEFA has called PSG to account, according to the French press

The club, which lost 224.3 million euros during the 2020-21 season, indicated that it sent the requested information

Paris Saint-Germain has responded to a request for information about its accounts sent by the financial fair play experts of the UEFAreports this Thursday the newspaper L’Equipe.

The instance of Financial Control of the Clubs (ICFC) sent a formal request for additional information several weeks ago after having examined its accounts, just like those of the other entities.

The club, which lost 224.3 million euros during the 2020-21 season, pointed out that it sent the requested information and that there is no open procedure against it.

The president of the Spanish Professional Football League (LFP), Javier Thebesrecently questioned whether PSG can finance the renewal of its star Kylian Mbappe with the multimillion-dollar figures that were being published, taking into account the losses it has had and its high wage bill.

In the opinion of Thebesbehind that there could be “traps” regarding the rules of financial fair play that teams have to respect to guarantee a fair competition.

Information on the additional information requested by the UEFA comes a day after the LFP announced in Madrid the filing of a complaint with the European body against PSG, which joins another against Manchester City in April, “understanding that these clubs are continuously failing to comply with the current financial ‘fair play’ regulations”.

The LFP “It considers that these practices alter the ecosystem and the sustainability of football, harm all European clubs and leagues, and only serve to artificially inflate the market, with money not generated in football itself,” he explained in a statement.

The Spanish league He added that he has contracted law firms in France and Switzerland “with the aim of undertaking administrative and judicial actions as soon as possible before the competent French bodies and before the European Union.”