Overview
- Chelsea, which disclosed the figure Wednesday, reported a pre-tax deficit of £262.4 million for the year to June 30, 2025.
- The club said rising operating costs drove the shortfall despite £490.9 million in revenue, the second-highest in its history.
- The loss is the largest pre-tax deficit recorded by a Premier League club, topping Manchester City’s 2010/11 figure.
- Oversight has tightened after March’s admission of about £47.5 million in undisclosed payments, which led to a £10.75 million fine and a one-year suspended transfer ban.
- UEFA also fined the club €31 million in September 2025 and now requires a positive net transfer balance, a constraint Chelsea expects to offset with record 2025/26 income helped by Club World Cup prize money of about €97.6 million.