France He says PSG signing is bad for the game

Neymar's record breaking move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain has unbalanced football, according to Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas, who believes the full cost could reach 1,000 million euros.

While adopting a stringent and prudent financial model at his own club, he still managed to steer Lyon to the Ligue 1 title each season from 2002 until 2008.

However, he believes that the source of the funds used to bring the Brazilian to French football is not a good thing for the game.

"If Financial Fair Play does not fulfil its role at a European level then it could be necessary for the French state to take over," he said in an interview with France Football.

"These type of transfers must be regulated. Since Michel Platini left UEFA, FFP has lost one of its biggest defenders because we must verify and control where financing comes from.

"When we are faced with investors from Qatar, which generates huge revenues through gas and oil production, we can't fight against that.

"It is completely disproportionate. The club can't generate revenue to match their expenses and it will unbalance an economy which is already suffering problems."

Aulas also pointed out that PSG, with a budget of 700 million euros, will spend over 1 billion euros in total across the next five years on the Neymar operation.

Given those staggering numbers, he is very worried about the kind of dangerous precedent that such a deal may set.

"I wonder if that deal is compatible with the life of a club in a balanced economy. In the short term it may be good for everyone but it can create big problems," he added.

"These kind of signings can create a bubble which is capable of bursting at any time."