The day after the referral of the PSG file to the UEFA Examination Chamber, the decision of the European body continues to question. In the French club, but also in Switzerland.
After three months of in-depth study, the UEFA judging chamber on Monday decided to refer the PSG’s financial fair play investigation file to the investigating chamber, which the same investigating chamber had estimated last June that the PSG was in the nails of the FPF.
A rebound that has annoyed the PSG, and raised some questions from members of UEFA, including in the chamber of instruction. Several people were surprised, and even taken aback by this decision, considering that it calls into question the first investigation, already carried out very seriously.
“Two audit firms worked on the PSG file: one firm estimated that the contracts were overvalued, another that the contracts were in line with market requirements, both of which had UEFA approval. “We are criticized by the investigating chamber for having retained the opinion of the cabinet that validated the figures of the PSG.It is strange, and perhaps even never seen,” says with surprise an internal source to the UEFA.
Another source close to this case is also surprised by the decision of the Trial Chamber: “It should follow the opinion of the investigating chamber.It is as when a prosecutor claims a sentence, the prosecutor very often follows In his opinion, to have the judgment chamber dine like that is surprising. ”
PSG, which has always responded favorably to UEFA’s requests – selling this summer for € 65 million – and has also experienced a discount of almost € 50 million from some of its contracts, does not understand. Paris has indeed registered a significant increase in its sponsors with a return of money of around 40 to 50 million euros, not to mention the future arrival of the contract Jordan, huge commercial success.
In the French club, anger is present, and we are surprised by this investigation while Paris has always provided the documents requested by UEFA, and participated in addition to more than four meetings in Switzerland. The doubt, and especially the suspicion of seeing some big clubs maneuvering behind the scenes to try to put PSG in trouble, continue to hover over the capital.