LONDON: Paris Saint-Germain鈥檚 president has been accused of misusing his connection with Qatar鈥檚 government to bring Argentine Javier Pastore to the Parisian club in 2011, according to a report in the .
The Parisian club鈥檚 chief executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi allegedly sought help from the Qatari leadership to pay 鈧�2 million ($2.25 million) to the player鈥檚 agent Marcelo Simonian during transfer proceedings.
According to an email in a large tranche of documents seen by the Guardian and France鈥檚 Mediapart, Al-Khelaifi asked the Emir of Qatar to pay the sum to ensure the player鈥檚 transfer to the current French champions would go through.
The documents also allege that Al-Khelaifi gave false information to a French judge, Renaud Van Ruymbeke, during the transfer of Pastore from Italian club Palermo to PSG for 鈧�40 million in the summer of 2011.
PSG鈥檚 Qatari chief is also accused of paying 鈧�200,000 to Qatar-based company Oryx QSI, a private company run by his brother.
The alleged actions break FIFA rules 鈥� article 7 of its regulations for intermediaries 鈥� which stipulate that it is forbidden for club owners to personally make payments to agents.
Meanwhile, the French Football Federation (FFF) told the Guardian and website Mediapart that such a payment would also 鈥渧iolate its regulations.鈥�
The Guardian report said the letter in question from Al-Khelaifi apparently shows instructions for payments to be made to the 鈥渁gent in charge of the player Javier Pastore and expenses of the company Oryx QSI鈥� and is addressed to 鈥淗is Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Thani, chief of staff of His Highness the Crown Prince,鈥� a reference to the current emir of Qatar before he was head of state.