UEFA launced an investigation into PSG after it signed Neymar (l) and Kylian Mbappé last summer.GETTY IMAGES
Paris St. Germain must sell €60M ($70.4M) worth of players by the end of this month to satisfy so-called "financial fair play rules," with failure to do so leading to "potential sanctions including being kicked out of European competition," according to Murad Ahmed of the FINANCIAL TIMES. UEFA last year launched a formal investigation into PSG after it paid a record €222M to acquire Brazilian forward Neymar from Barcelona. French int'l Kylian Mbappé was also signed on loan from Ligue 1 side Monaco -- with a potential transfer fee of €200M. UEFA on Wednesday announced it "closed" its investigation into the club's finances but added that it is "yet to make conclusions about the results" from the '18 financial year, a period that includes the Neymar and Mbappé transfers. A person close to the organization said that the club has been informed that it must make €60M "of player sales by the end of June to satisfy FFP requirements, designed to force clubs to break even." PSG did not immediately respond for requests for comment. UEFA also investigated sponsorship contracts struck by PSG, which was bought in '12 by Qatar Sports Investments (FT, 6/13).
