Chapter 89 A Bolt From the Blue
The war is approaching, the Champions League quarter-finals are intense, and everyone's eyes are focused on the eight teams in the Champions League.
But the atmosphere that should have been immersed in the Champions League carnival was subverted by another big event.
On April 5, UEFA suddenly announced that the president of Paris Saint-Germain had lost the election for the executive member of the UEFA Committee, and then immediately eliminated the investigation team and began to investigate Paris Saint-Germain's finances.
This investigation revealed a bigger inside story.
Paris Saint-Germain's transfer investment in recent years has seriously violated UEFA's Financial Fair Play Act, which resulted in a fine of 20 million euros and a two-year ban from the Champions League.
The sudden outbreak of this incident really shocked everyone.
Paris Saint-Germain has been playing the role of a rich man in recent years. They are indeed rich, but their use of huge funds to win over a large number of stars has really aroused public outrage.
The "Financial Fair Play" is a new financial bill announced by Platini, organized by UEFA.
The purpose of this bill is to restrict the unlimited investment of funds by club investors, leading to the emergence of a dominating situation.
There is only one core to this bill, and that is balance of payments.
In other words, players can be purchased as long as the club's liquidity allows, and losses are allowed, but cannot exceed the red line of 45 million euros.
But judging from UEFA's investigation report, Paris Saint-Germain's losses reached as much as 500 million.
This bill can be said to be a death sentence for Paris Saint-Germain.
Nowadays, Paris Saint-Germain is at the height of its popularity in the European arena. This sudden change occurred at this juncture. A fine of 20 million euros is a small matter, but a two-year ban from the Champions League is unacceptable.
How many stars are aiming for the Champions League. A club that cannot play in the Champions League will lose the favor of many players.
Even if they offer high wages, there will be no results. Who can guarantee that Paris will still maintain its current dominance two years later.
This punishment is too severe.
In 2015, Inter Milan and Roma also violated this regulation, but their penalties were considered light.
The fine amount is equivalent,
But in terms of restrictions, it is prohibited from carrying out transfer operations, deducting European competition bonuses, limiting the number of European competition registrations, etc.
Paris Saint-Germain can accept these, they can completely maintain the starting lineup and continue to compete in the Champions League.
But the ban from the Champions League was a bolt from the blue.
In just an hour, the news spread like wildfire that Paris Saint-Germain would be suspended for two years.
"L'Equipe": "It's unbelievable, UEFA's punishment is too heavy!"
"Marca": "UEFA strikes hard and all clubs must abide by the Financial Fair Play Act."
"Kicker": "Paris Saint-Germain's large-scale transfers in the first two seasons finally attracted the attention of UEFA. With a two-year ban, this newly rising dynasty may be destroyed!"
All media reported the news, including those who were happy, those who watched the show, and those who were sad.
The major clubs are rushing towards each other like sharks smelling the smell of blood, trying to carve up Paris Saint-Germain's main players.
"FXXK!! These bitches!" Paris sports director Enrique roared loudly in the office.
Immediately after Paris Saint-Germain was punished, he received dozens of transfer offers, all targeting stars such as Yile, Neymar, and Mbappe.
These guys, for the first time, it was like carving up Paris Saint-Germain.
And most importantly, look at the offer they made.
Yile is 80 million, Neymar is 70 million, and Mbappe is 50 million.
What's even more outrageous is that someone came up with a 100 million package of Yile + Neymar!
Damn it! !
call! ! ! !
Enrique sat dejectedly on the chair, he was a little confused.
Now the initiative is no longer in their hands.
On the other side, Pere's cell phone was about to explode. When he learned about the problem, he immediately found Yi Le.
"Do you understand the seriousness of the matter?"
Pere asked solemnly.
Yi Le opened his mouth and said helplessly: "Why is this happening?"
Originally, Yi Le was still preparing for the battle, but the explosive news completely disrupted his training plan.
Pere also let out a long sigh, why is this happening?
In fact, Pere has already felt a hint of it.
Paris Saint-Germain single-handedly promoted Jinyuan Football and became the target of public criticism. Their previous results were not obvious and there were no major problems.
But since Yile joined, Paris has begun to ride the wind and waves, becoming the top team in European competition, and has the potential to dominate an era.
This is something that cannot be tolerated by the established giants in Europe.
This time Paris was punished, and there was a hint of black hands from major clubs.
Last time, there was internal turmoil in Paris, and someone wanted to sow discord between Yile and Mbappe, which has been initially proved. However, this time it was more violent and sensational.
A money-spending transfer that Paris believed in has now become a boost to push them into the abyss.
Therefore, in modern football, money is not necessarily everything.
"Is a transfer necessary?" Yi Le asked. He really didn't want to transfer unless he had to.
Perret also pondered for a moment and said: "Paris has already started to appeal, but the probability of winning is not high. After all, a lot of evidence confirms that Paris violated the regulations..."
Speaking of this, Pere was also quite helpless.
He felt that UEFA was very determined to clean up the situation this time, and even did not hesitate to oust Paris President Nasser when he was running for the UEFA committee.
This in itself means that both parties are at odds with each other, and there is a high probability that there will be no room for tact.
Moreover, Paris Saint-Germain has a deficit of nearly 500 million, and it is impossible to completely rely on the club's internal funds to replenish it. If the funds cannot be replenished, it may even face the crisis of bankruptcy.
At that point, clubs tend to take the final step.
Sell players!
Yi Le alone can sell 200 million!
Although Yile is very important to Paris, they will not think too much about it at this time. Yile will definitely be among the liquidation targets.
After all, their priority is how to ensure the existence of Paris Saint-Germain.
Therefore, even if Perret does not propose a transfer, Paris will be pressured to sell Yile.
From any point of view, as long as Paris loses the lawsuit, Yile will definitely be sold.
"Yi, you should consider leaving!" Pere said helplessly.
Yi Le also sighed, pursed his lips and said, "Can you hold on until the end of this season?"
Perret nodded slightly and said: "There is a high probability that you will enter the summer transfer window. I hope you will be prepared in advance."
Yi Le nodded and said, "I understand."
Perret stood up and said: "You just need to play well and leave the rest to me."
Yi Le pursed her lips and said, "Where will my next stop be?"
Hearing this, Pere was stunned for a moment and said, "Where do you want to go?"
Yi Le opened his mouth, but didn't speak.
Seeing this scene, Pere smiled slightly and said, "I think I understand."