UEFA are now reportedly set to investigate three transfers made by Paris Saint-Germain recently.
PSG are no stranger to controversy, with the club having had its fair share of sagas in recent seasons, both on and off the pitch.
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The French giants have also had previous run-ins with the European football governing, having been handed a €10 million (R202 million) fine last year after posting €369 million (R7.4 billion) in losses in 2022, well over UEFA's limit of €60 million (R1.2 billion), according to Le Parisien.
This prompted the French giants to be more mindful of their spending in order to avoid further penalties, as was evident when they raised €203 million (R4.1 billion) from departures in the recent transfer window, according to Transfermarkt.
However, PSG could now face punishment for three of those exits if the respective deals are found to be in breach of UEFA regulations.
According to L'Equipe, UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body are set to investigate Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler and Abdou Diallo's departures from the Parc des Princes after the trio were sold to Qatar Stars League teams.
PSG are understood to have pocketed a combined €80 million (R1.6 billion) from their exits, with Verratti and Diallo having signed for Al-Arabi, and Draxler joining Al Ahli SC earlier this week.
Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) is the main shareholder of the Parisian giants, though, and it is their proximity to Qatari clubs that is now being called into question.
The report also claims that financial fair play experts at UEFA may "freeze" a transfer in a club's financial accounts if they believe the deal was made between related parties.
UEFA could take action if they feel the transfer fees have been inflated in order to circumvent the need to balance the books, thus prompting the organisation to formally determine the relationship between the two Qatari clubs and PSG.
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The Ligue 1 champions are said to understand the controversy around those deals, but maintain that they were well within their rights to complete the three transactions as QSI does not own any shares in either Al-Arabi or Al-Ahli.
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