PSG may be forced to sell both Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe as their Financial Fair Play status remains in doubt.
Despite possessing a team that included Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar, the French titans failed to go past the last 16 of the Champions League once more.
Their defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, due to Matthijs de Ligt's goal line clearance, implies they've only advanced past the first round twice in the last 6 years.
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Following the game, which Neymar missed due to injury, Messi received the majority of the blame, with one analyst suggesting the World Cup winner, who scored twice in the final, went AWOL in big matches.
There are worries about whether Messi's loss to Bayern Munich, one of his biggest foes in Europe, will be his final appearance in the Champions League.
His agreement at the Parc des Princes expires in the summer, and rumors of a move to MLS persist, despite he's also been connected with a return to Barcelona.
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Mbappe might possibly depart in the summer, with allegations that he has been dissatisfied with the club since last October, albeit signing a new deal only months earlier.
As per AS, the squad may have to leave both of them in order to comply with UEFA's FFP criteria and avoid being kicked out of the Champions League.
UEFA fined the team €55 million last summer, with €45 million deferred, and warned them that they may face heavier penalties if they continued to violate FFP.
According to the Spanish site, the club has accrued costs of roughly €370 million in the last year, implying that they would need to aggressively reduce its pay bill and expenditures.
If they fail to do so, they will be required to pay the remainder of their penalties from last summer, as well as face further consequences.
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It might entail struggling to register any signings they make, like Barcelona has in recent years, or limiting the number of players they can register for the leagues.
Exclusion from EU competitions, such as the Europa League and Europa Conference League, may be much more severe, but just for the 2024/25 season.
Neymar is the club's 3rd most paid player, and he is also thought to have played his final game for them, due to a recent injury that has kept him out until the summer.
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