Manchester City and Paris St-Germain are facing fines in the region of
£50m, restrictions on their Champions League squad size and a wage limit for
failing UEFA financial fair play rules.
BBC Sport has learned the two - among nine clubs under examination by UEFA
for failing the governing body's "break even" test - face similar
penalties.
It is believed a Champions League squad reduction could see the clubs
restricted to using anywhere between 18 and 21 players in UEFA's premier
competition. A normal squad size is 25.
While the idea of penalising Man City with a fine isn’t really a
punishment to them, although £50M is the biggest fine I’ve ever seen handed out
by either UEFA or FIFA usually its a few hundred thousand at best, it is nice
to see that there will be consequences.
Also I think the restriction of the size of City’s Champions League squad and
the wage limit for those players are effective
punishments, because it means City can’t just have their usual best 18 man
squad and seven others that never play but are in because they count as home
grown and help City comply with the rules.
Add that with the fact that effectively a wage cap for those players
forms part of the punishment and you’ve got something that might put a stop to owners buying clubs and writing blank cheques.
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