Paris: Suspended European football chief Michel Platini will 'be suspended for several years', the spokesman of FIFA's ethics committee Andreas Bantel told French sports daily L'Equipe.

Platini and FIFA president Sepp Blatter are both currently serving 90-day bans while an investigation is held into a two million Swiss franc (1.8 million euro/USD 2 million) payment from the world governing body to the Frenchman.