Chelsea F.C. have been fined £10.75 million and handed a suspended one-year transfer ban by the Premier League after an investigation into historical financial irregularities linked to the club’s previous ownership under Roman Abramovich.
The investigation found that between 2011 and 2018, the club made undisclosed payments to players, agents and third parties connected to certain transfers, which were not properly declared to football authorities. Chelsea’s current ownership reported the potential breaches after taking over the club in 2022 and cooperated fully with the investigation.
As part of the sanctions, Chelsea will also face a nine-month restriction on registering certain academy players, while the transfer ban remains suspended for two years unless further rule breaches occur. Authorities noted that although the payments breached reporting rules, they would not have caused the club to violate financial sustainability regulations if they had been properly declared.
