Overview
- The league identified about £47.5m in undisclosed third‑party payments from 2011–2018 that should have been recorded as club payments, breaching good‑faith obligations, with no current employees implicated.
- A one‑year first‑team transfer ban is suspended for two years and could be activated by further breaches during that period, with all sanctions taking immediate effect after Judicial Panel review.
- An immediate nine‑month academy registration ban limits signings of players previously registered with Premier League or EFL clubs in the last 18 months, alongside a £750,000 youth‑case fine.
- Recalculations showed no scenario in which Chelsea would have breached PSR thresholds, so no points deduction was imposed, and the club accepted the settlement after extensive cooperation.
- The issues were uncovered during 2022 takeover due diligence by BlueCo and self‑reported; a separate FA case alleging 74 breaches remains ongoing, following UEFA’s €10m settlement with the club in 2023.