The Financial Fair Play (FFP) was put in place by UEFA president Michel Platini to level the playing fields with smaller clubs who may not have as much money as the larger clubs. It also protects smaller clubs from the overspending of richer clubs.
But Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes FFP can also help clubs like Chelsea keep their key assets despite thier owner Roman Abramovich hardly being short of cash.
French giants and current Ligue 1 leaders PSG have been linked with the transfers of both Oscar and Hazard in recent weeks and Mourinho admitted Chelsea would be powerless to keep the duo were it not for the FFP restrictions.
Mourinho said: “No, it’s not irritating. It’s no problem.
“If there is Financial Fair Play, they don’t have the money to buy them.
“If there is no Financial Fair Play, £300m for both, Chelsea have to think about it.”
By Phil Wellbrook
