PSG need to raise £61m by the end of June to avoid being booted out of next season’s Champions League

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN will have to cast off £61million worth of talent otherwise they could be banned from playing in next season’s Champions League.

The French giants are eight points clear in Ligue 1 and should well wrap up the title before the season is out.

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But they may still not be able to compete in Europe’s Premier competition, unless they satisfy Uefa’s Financial Fair Play regulations.

However L’Equipe reports that both Neymar’s £198m move from Barcelona and Kylian Mbappe’s season-long loan with a view to a permanent £162m deal were done correctly.

Two players who PSG seem desperate to offload are Angel Di Maria and Lucas Moura.

Di Maria wanted a move to Barcelona after Neymar landed at PSG in a world-record move last summer.

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Reports claimed the deal was scuppered because of UEFA’s investigation into PSG’s financial fair play standing.

It was this ongoing probe that apparently meant Barca chiefs were not able to complete the paperwork to bring the ex-Real Madrid winger to Catalonia.

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Lucas Moura, meanwhile, cannot get a game with the French Ligue 1 leaders and is being chased by a handful of Premier League sides.

Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are all believed to be interested in snapping up the £35million midfielder.

Uefa state that the French club need to reevaluate their sponsorship contracts with non-Qatari brands, halt exclusion of Emirates sponsors and increase ticket sales.

Their selling exodus began last transfer window, with the departures of Serge Aurier, Blaise Matuidi and Jean-Kevin Augustin.

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