Barcelona fan group asks for probe into ‘unfair signing of Messi by PSG’

PSG’s Lionel Messi is at the centre of a legal battle (Thibault Camus/AP)

The European Court is deciding if a Barcelona fan group in France can demand the European Commission investigate whether Paris Saint-Germain unfairly signed Lionel Messi and jeopardised Barcelona’s finances.

The court in Luxembourg heard the demand on Tuesday from fans based in Lyon who argued their rights as Barcelona members were being violated by clubs who had an unfair advantage, because of allegedly inefficient financial fair play rules in places such as France.