The former UEFA chairman will try to prove a 'verbal agreement' was reached between Blatter and himself involving the payment of over 2 million euros back in 2011.

The bout between FIFA, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini continued today, as the Frenchman's lawyers revealed what sort of punishment football's governing body is aiming to hand the fomer UEFA President. 

Platini's attorney Thibaud D'Ales stated that the FIFA Ethics Committee demanded a life ban for Platini, following his 90-day ban due to a "disloyal payment" made by Blatter to the former player back in 2011. According to both parties, the payment was part of Platini's pending wages as a consultant for FIFA, receiving 2.1 million euros nine years after ending his activity with FIFA.

According to D'Ales, FIFA's intention will be to prove there was no contract between his client and the organisation, but they will submit the necessary evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

"Obviously we've got the proof that such a deal existed. We will submit it to CAS, which will handle the case within a fairly short space of time," D'Ales said.

Platini and Blatter, pictured together years ago.

Platini and Blatter were close to each other prior to the 2008 Euro finals, when the former FIFA president felt "disrespected" for not being invited to the tournament's final match. Earlier this year, Platini criticized Blatter's intention of running for a fifth term as FIFA's ruler, which ended up with the Swiss exec handing in his resignation two days after being elected.

As of now, both characters are under a 90-day ban from any FIFA-related activity, including Platini's failed bid to become football's governing body president.