The controversial sale of Chelsea of the club team of the club to her parent company must still be passed on by Prem -Lawidic Leaders.
In their accounts from 2023-24, partially announced on Monday, the Stamford Bridge Club revealed that the £ 198m had collected from the “Herpositioning of Chelsea Football Club-Vrouwen” as part of a “Removal of subsidiaries” to Parent Company Blueco 22.
Although the precise amount has not been confirmed, it is clear that the value of the women's side of Chelsea was potentially more than £ 150 million.
Another actively believed to be involved was the former house of Kingsmeadow of Kingstonians and AFC Wimbledon that is the regular home of the WSL leaders of Sonia Bompastor.
Last season, the deals helped to make a loss of £ 90 million in 2022-23 in a £ 128 million before tax profit.
But although it is not thought that it is a serious prospect that Chelsea is being accused of a PSR infringement for the last term, the club confirmed that the appreciation of the deal must still be approved by the competition.
Discussions continue, with questions about whether the deal between two “accompanying parties” was “fair market value”.
The most successful women's side in Europe, Lyon Feminin, was sold to an American conglomerate in a deal that the club appreciated in 2023 on around £ 45 million.
That value was overshadowed by the £ 190 million auction price of Angel City NWSL franchise, based in Los Angeles, in September.
It is likely that Chelsea will be able to claim that a sum of nine digits is legitimate, but they can be forced to scale back the claimed value – although it is unlikely that this will threaten their positive PSR position during the three -year cycle.
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The official statement of Chelsea about the sale was: “The profit for the year before the tax was £ 128.4 million compared to a loss of £ 90.1 million for the previous year, because the club took advantage of an increased profit in the removal of players' registrations and repositioning of Chelsea Football Club Women.
“This new approach ensures that CFCW has dedicated resources, management and commercial leadership, exclusively aimed at the growth and success of the women's team.
“The total turnover in the year fell to £ 468.5 million because the men's team did not participate in the Champions League.
“However, the broadcasts of the club benefited from an improved sixth place in the Premier League and Semi-Final and the latest performances in the FA Cup and League Cup respectively.
“There was a decrease in operational costs in the year to compensate for the decrease in income, which resulted in a stable operational loss compared to the previous year.
“The ladies team reached the semi -final of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second consecutive year and were champions of the Super League for women to further stimulate the temporary vouchers.
“The income from the MatchDay rose to £ 80.1 million because an average presence of around 40,000 was maintained, and there were still three women's team competitions in Stamford Bridge during the year.
“The growth of commercial turnover up to £ 225.3 million was driven by an increase in the income from the player loan and a strong turnover of non-Matchday activities, including stadium tours and sale of merchandise.
“Reduced operating costs, including matchday and non-matchday costs, profit on removal of players' registrations of £ 152.5 million and a profit on the removal of subsidiaries of £ 198.7 million, led the group to register a total net profit of £ 129.6 million after tax.”
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