In December, Malaga were handed a season-long ban from UEFA club competitions after falling foul of FFP.
What is often overlooked is the major clubs of Europe all voted in favor of UEFA FFP.
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Recently it has been suggested that a return to heavily incentive based contracts will be a side-effect of FFP.
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This season is the first since UEFA's FFP rules were introduced and they will come more fully into force in 2014.
The Football League and Premier League have introduced their own versions of FFP, which have been widely greeted, but Mr Madejski is not convinced.
Striani contacted compatriot Dupont, who is based in Barcelona, after the Belgian lawyer wrote in the Wall Street Journal about his opposition to FFP in March.
So will a double whammy of little or no transfer money coming in and loss of Champions League earnings have Arsenal flagged offside by UEFA FFP regulations?
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Held up as a beacon of financial prudence and a club ideally positioned for the advent of the FFP rules, Arsenal is constantly applauded for the way it conducts itself.
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The hydro project is just the latest in a line of schemes devised by clubs to work around the FFP which may come under scrutiny from European football's ruling body.
They will have to assess whether such transactions fall under the 'related party transaction' provisions of the FFP regulations and if so, what the fair value of the transaction really is.
Germany's leading Bundesliga clubs like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are not considered under threat by FFP, posting regular small profits, but the influx of Qatari money at French side Paris St.
With commercial revenue expecting a healthy bump, more BPL TV money rolling into English teams bank accounts and FFP exceptions for facility costs and youth development Arsenal should remain onside in the eyes of the FFP auditors.
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"The European Commission, the European Parliament, the European clubs, leagues and players' union have all been fully supportive of FFP and have on many occasions commented positively on this UEFA initiative, " said the European governing body in a statement to CNN.
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