UEFA has once again warned clubs that they must adhere to the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules or be punished.
The football governing body’s general secretary, Gianni Infantino, stated that UEFA will implement new laws in 2018, that will ensure clubs cut their annual losses below €10 million.
This summer, clubs like Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco and Manchester City, have spent heavily calling into question the authenticity of the FFP. Infantino was keen to emphasise that the laws are still in place.
“Big clubs as well as small clubs, the rules are there,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live. “A year ago, we warned that this is the last wake-up call for the clubs and that the rules have teeth.
“The break-even rule will enter into force next season, taking into account the figures of this season and last season.
“The clubs know the rules. If they haven’t generated enough revenue to perform these transfers, then there will be sanctions – sanctions which could be a warning or a fine or a restriction on registering new players or, finally, an exclusion.
“The Financial Fair Play rules have been introduced and implemented not to punish clubs but to help the clubs.”
Infantino also pointed out that the new regulations will be beneficial to supporters, who will now have a greater say in the way the clubs are run.
“It’s important to keep the fans on board,” he noted. “Fans are the only ones who remain loyal throughout their life to the club.
“Everybody else sooner or later changes – players, managers, even owners – so a dialogue with fans to find the right balance is a good thing.”
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