Financial fair play: PSG, OM and Monaco sanctioned by UEFA
UEFA formalized, this Friday afternoon, what The Team revealed on August 19: PSG, OM, but also Monaco are subject to sanctions by the European Confederation’s Club Financial Control Body (ICFC) for having reached the authorized deficit of 30 million over three financial years. They are sanctioned in the same way as five other clubs: AC Milan, Besiktas, Juventus, AS Roma and Inter.
Of all the clubs concerned, PSG is fined the heaviest, because it has exceeded the deficit allowed by UEFA the most: it amounts to 65 million in all, including 55 million euros suspended. Which means that Paris must immediately pay 10 million euros. For their part, OM and Monaco suffer from the lowest financial sensitivity. It is 2 million euros each, including 1.7 million suspended, or 300,000 euros each payable immediately.
Paris, Marseille and ASM have three years to comply
Following proceedings initiated in February or March, these sanctions now apply under the “settlement agreement” that the eight clubs in question have signed. They then have three years (PSG, OM and Monaco are in this case) or four years to gradually comply with the regulations of financial fair play under penalty of significantly increased penalties. Suspended fines must be paid gradually.
It is also a question of “restriction of the number of players”. Clearly, as detailed by the European body, “the club cannot register more than 23 players on its A list compared to the maximum of 25 players provided for in the competition regulations”. This measure could apply during the 2023-2024 season and be extended to 2024-2025 and/or 2025-2026. If they don’t fit in, PSG, OM, Monaco and the other five are also considering a “ban on the registration of new players on its A list during UEFA club competitions. »
Finally, the ultimate sanction for those who do not follow the agreement with UEFA is radical: “Exclusion from the next UEFA club competition for which they would qualify. This measure applies, subject to conditions, to the 2024-25 and/or 2025-26 seasons. »