This could lead to fireworks... PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has urged UEFA to investigate Barcelona following their heavy spending in the past transfer window, amid speculation linking them with a spectacular Lionel Messi reunion. 😬 More here! ➡
When football was halted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many clubs across Europe were burdened by the financial implications of the sport coming to an abrupt stop.Following the resumption of matches, fans were not allowed in the stadiums for a few months, thus creating further fiscal ramifications.
Barcelona, in particular, were hit hard by the pandemic, with president Joan Laporta announcing in August 2021 that the club had accumulated debt of €1.35 billion , which subsequently led to Lionel Messi leaving the Blaugrana as they could not afford to offer him a new deal. In the latest transfer window, though, the Blaugrana spent €153 million on the arrivals of Raphinha, Jules Kounde, Robert Lewandowski and Marcos Alonso, among others, perGiven the fact that the club were not out of the woods yet financially, they had sold 25% of their LaLiga television rights for the next 25 years, plus a large stake of their merchandising department, which seemingly allowed them to buy and register all their new signings.
However, with Messi having been heavily linked this week with a return to the Camp Nou at the end of this season, PSG chief Al-Khelaifi believes Barca's"pulling of the levers" was not done in line with UEFA regulations, and has urged European football's governing body to look into the Spanish giants' recent financial activity..
"If they allow them, others will do the same. UEFA, of course, have their own [financial] regulations."The new financial sustainability rules are a positive development. But we need to be careful.
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