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Monaco deny breaking rules regarding youth recruitment

Monaco have denied reports that they broke rules regarding the recruitment of youth players.

French outlet Mediapart has alleged that the struggling Ligue 1 outfit violated rules with regard to buying two players under the age of 18 – who have not been named – after analysing data released by Football Leaks.

A statement issued earlier on Tuesday by the French Football Federation (FFF) and the country's professional league (LFP) explained that the matter had been passed to the respective bodies' Elite Players Status and Juridical committees to explore the circumstances surrounding the acquisitions.

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The statement read: "These two commissions will be responsible for investigating in order to determine the possible disciplinary and/or criminal consequences of these files.