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Manchester City and PSG have had their spending, wages and squad numbers sanctions lifted after meeting the fair play requirements as reported by Sky Sports.
The statement by the financial control body of UEFA said: "The UEFA CFCB has lifted a number of restrictions on transfer activity, employee expenses and number of players in UEFA club competitions imposed on Manchester City FC after the club reached certain targets towards break-even compliance as part of the ongoing monitoring of their settlement agreement.
"The lifting of restrictions is subject to ongoing additional controls and audits.”
"The club remains under strict monitoring and has still to meet break-even targets and is therefore subject to some limitations in 2016."
The governing body also announced that the amount clubs are allowed to lose per year will be dropped from €45m to €30m from the 2015-16 campaign onwards.
The statement continued: "The reduction has always been part of the evolution process of FFP and goes hand-in-hand with the other revisions that have been made in the updated regulations to strengthen FFP for European club football's long-term future," as reported by Sky Sports.
What were the sanctions placed in the first place?
The 2013/14 was a watershed season for financial spending constraints. Clubs whose accounts had fallen foul according to UEFA, in the previous three years were handed upper limit on their spending spree, wages and squad numbers constraints.
With FFP regulations in place, it aimed to ensure that clubs invest consciously having the bigger picture in mind and at the same time, giving ambitious clubs to challenge the already established ones. City were given a £49m cap on their summer spending and had to play Champions League with a 21-man squad for breaking FFP rules.
The Sky Blues were also fined £49m, to be paid in £16.33m instalments over three years, but have had the final two instalments wiped off.
PSG hail “fair and constructive” UEFA decision
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi termed UEFA’s move as “fair and constructive” to give them renewed vigour ahead of the new voluntary agreement system.
“I can tell you that after spending so much time on this subject, we are very pleased with this constructive and fair decision,” Al-Khelaifi told his club’s official website.It now gives Man City and PSG liberty to pursue their respective transfer targets this summer.
