PSG face Champions League ban as finances are reviewed | OneFootball

The Chambers of the Financial Control of Clubs (ICFC) opted not to punish Paris Saint-Germain in the summer but the club could still face heavy sanctions. They could even be banned from the Champions League.

After deciding not to punish PSG in the summer, the ICFC – who investigate Financial Fair Play cases for Uefa – have scrutinised the club’s accounts further.

The findings could have severe consequences, L’Équipe report.

According to the French newspaper, the ICFC now want to further devalue PSG’s sponsorship deals, which were already depreciated by 37% (from €138m euros to €87m) earlier in the year.

In May 2014, PSG and the ICFC reached an agreement on PSG’s sponsorship deals. However, the committee have now decided they were not harsh enough during negotiations and wish to question the club’s finances from the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons.

With further depreciation of their sponsorship deals, PSG will fall far below the FFP rules of posting a maximum loss of €30m over a three-year period.

It gets worse: PSG’s deal with the Qatar Tourism Authority expires in June 2019 and the ICFC have ruled that the French club will not be allowed to arrange another sponsorship deal with them.

As PSG have already been punished for breaching FFP regulations (the club were fined and had their Champions League squad size restricted), any further punishments would be severe. That includes the possibility of being banned from European competitions for one season.

The Paris club have not denied L’Équipe’s report and have reportedly appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the latest developments.

In order to avoid FFP punishments, L’Équipe suggest PSG would have to raise around €150m-a-year.