Prosecutors want PSG presidents in court

Two former presidents of French club Paris Saint Germain are among 17 people that public prosecutors are demanding appear in court here over suspect transfer dealings at the club, a source close to the case confirmed on Friday.

Prosecutors requested that former presidents Francis Graille and Laurent Perpere along with 15 others, including players and agents, answer a case over transfers at the club between 1998 and 2003.

The club are being accused of “altering documents, failure to declare players’ salaries and use of forgeries” and sportswear giant Nike France of “use of forgeries and aiding and abetting concealed work.”

Prosecutors have spent the past three years investigating the alleged system of illegal employment practices in the French first division side between 1998 and 2003.

During the period, 24 players including Lionel Letizi, Andre Luiz and Romain Rocchi, and two coaches, allegedly benefitted from the system to the tune of nine millions euros.