Chelsea was beaten with a fine of € 31 million (£ 26.8 million) by UEFA, which could rise to € 91 million (£ 78.5 million) if certain conditions are not achieved in the next four years after he turned out to be broken financial rules.
The administrative body of European football announced on Friday that Chelsea had agreed to a settlement, which will pay them an unconditional fine of € 20 million (£ 17.3 million) for non-compliance with their 'football income' that was first assessed in the 2024-25 season. That could increase to € 80 million (£ 69 million) if they do not meet goals set by UEFA.
The blues also pay another € 11 million (£ 9.5 million) fine for violating the 'Squad Cost Rule'. UEFA's CFCB Senate set up the disciplinary measures against Chelsea, and issued other different fines to Aston Villa, Hajduk Split, Barcelona, Lyon and Porto.
Villa has also agreed to their own settlement of a fine of € 20 million (£ 17.3 million), of which € 5 million (£ 4.3 million) is unconditional because he does not fail to leave the 'football win rule'.
They too will pay another € 6 million (£ 5.2 million) for violating the 'Squad Cost Rule', so that clubs can only spend a fixed share of their income on transfers and wages.
Last season that figure was 80 percent. It will be 70 percent of the coming campaign, with a further challenge for competing clubs.
Villas Won-Tot-Omzetratio was considerably higher because the club wanted to reach the Champions League for the second consecutive season. The fine is around £ 9.5 million, although it must be noted that the club has paid in their most recent accounts in their most recent accounts.
Villa is convinced that the punishment does not influence their ability to invest in the team this summer, while Boss Unai Emery is trying to bring his team back to Europe's Main Club competition, after he has missed the last term.
UEFA said: 'When assessing compliance with the clubs of the football wind rule, the CFCB paid special attention to transactions with the sale of tangible or intangible assets, the exchange of players (so -called' swaps') and the transfers of players between related parties.
“Clubs had to make adjustments because the profit of such transactions cannot be included as relevant income according to the UEFA Club Licensions and financial sustainability regulations: edition 2024 ('regulations').'
UEFA added that both Chelsea and Villa have a reported team cost ratio between 80 and 90 percent and reminded them that from 2025 they can only spend 70 percent of their income on players -related costs.
Mail Sport approached Chelsea for comment.