A expert in the finances of running a football club has provided an insightful update into Chelsea's potential ban from competing in European football.
Chelsea qualified for the Conference League, after defeating Swiss club Servette 3-2 over two legs in their play-off tie.
In the draw for the competition, they were matched up against teams like Ireland's Shamrock Rovers, Greek side Panathinaikos and Belgium's Genk.
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But, while their place in the competition this season ins confirmed, previous reports have suggested that the London club could be banned from playing in Europe in 2025/26, and now, a financial expert has provided a big update on the story.
Chelsea have become infamous recently for their spending in the transfer market, leading to manager Enzo Maresca publicly speaking out about the size of the squad at the club.
One way in which they have offset these purchases to stay within financial fair play rules, is registering income from the sales of other assets to sister companies.
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But, despite this 'loophole' not working for UEFA competitions, leaving Chelsea subject to punishments, former Manchester City employee Stefan Borson has revealed he does not expect the Blues to face any
Speaking to Football Insider, he said: "The way the Uefa rules work is they set out tariffs for a failure (of FFP),”
“The more you fail, the bigger the fine. I think eventually they do have a wider range of rights around potentially excluding clubs from competitions.
“But I don’t think Chelsea are anywhere near that at this stage.”
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One of the most recent examples of Chelsea's controversial financial dealings is when they banked £76.5 million from the sale of two hotels, and sold the Chelsea women's team to the club's parent company.
Another way that they have has been working around the financial fair play rules is by selling players shortly after signing them for an increased fee.
Over the summer, one example of this was forward Ângelo Gabriel, who Chelsea sold to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr for £19m a nearly £6m profit on the fee paid to Santos last summer
Topics: Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, UEFA
Ben McCrum