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Arsenal are reportedly among a clutch of up to 20 European clubs being closely watched by UEFA due to a potential breach of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

The governing body for the European game are anticipated to announce sanctions for ten clubs who have already been found guilty of breaching the rules up to the 2020/21 season including Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Inter Milan and AS Roma.

According to The Times, further clubs are also being monitored with regards to their financial situation with suspicion that they could too be set to break the financial rules currently in place. Arsenal are apparently among those clubs who have been placed on a watchlist.

The Gunners have of course spent heavily over the past couple of seasons as boss Mikel Arteta attempts to plot a route back into the Champions League. A total outlay of £150m last season has been followed by another expensive spending spree this summer.

Five new players have arrived at the Emirates Stadium this summer at a total cost of approximately £120m and that could yet be even higher before the transfer window closes - Pedro Neto and Youri Tielemans have both been linked with moves from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City respectively.

That has contributed to a total financial loss of £213m over the past three years - some way above the €30m (£25.4m) losses