NYON, Switzerland -- UEFA's financial fair play (FFP) project to keep club's in European competition spending within their means is "here to stay" and has not changed approach, president Michel Platini insists.
Platini, 59, said the goal "remains the same" despite revealing this week that UEFA will soon relax the rules.
After "moving from a period of austerity," UEFA will "offer more opportunities for sustainable growth," Platini says in an interview published by European football's governing body.
Wealthy club owners should be able to spend more on player transfers and wages in the upcoming summer transfer window.
UEFA's rules were criticised for protecting commercially successful elite clubs from challenges by ambitious opponents.
Platini said European football's "financial health" was restored.
However, UEFA imposed the biggest sanctions on Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, which are financially secure with owners from Abu Dhabi and Qatar, respectively.
Platini said on UEFA's official website: "Clubs need to continue to live within their means. We have been in a long consultation process which has taken into account views from all stakeholders. The conclusions are that everyone wants financial fair play to stay.
"The objective of financial fair play remains the same, we have just been working on moving from a period of austerity to one where we can offer more opportunities for sustainable growth."
He added: "It is entirely normal for regulations to be updated. In fact, it would be abnormal if regulations never changed."
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Meanwhile, a fans' group which is suing UEFA over its FFP rules says it will not withdraw its legal action until there is a "complete change" to the key regulations.
The group, named The Association of Angry Fans against Financial Fair Play, which is taking action along with more than 100 Paris Saint-Germain fans in the French courts says merely easing the rules is not enough.
There are more than 10 legal actions taking place against UEFA over FFP in several countries.
A statement from the group welcomed Platini's announcement that the rules would be eased -- in order to allow more owner investment in clubs -- but said: "We nonetheless do remain vigilant. Our fight goes on.
"We shall not accept a mere easement of the current rules. We advocate for a complete change of some the key provisions of FFP, in particular, the refusal to take into account loans or equity investment in a club's revenues for purposes of break-even requirements."
The legal action claims FFP is anti-competitive saying it distorts competition between established clubs such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United compared to new challengers such as PSG and Manchester City.