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Chelsea were praised for ‘exceptional cooperation’ during the investigation by the Premier League.
Chelsea have been slapped with a £10.75 million fine by the Premier League over illicit payments to agents and other individuals.
News of the punishment has broken on Monday after the club had been charged with rule breaches by the FA last year. The BBC had reported that Chelsea were charged with 74 alleged rule breaches related to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.
The focus of those breaches related to transfers between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons. Three of the deals forming part of the investigation involved Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto’o and Willian - although there was no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of those players.
Chelsea handed academy transfer ban by Premier League
The Times has provided an update on the investigation with the £10.75 million fine to come with a ‘suspended first-team transfer ban’. Chelsea have also received an academy transfer ban.
The Athletic reports that the first team transfer ban is to be suspended for two years, meaning that the club will still be able to register first team players so long as no further breaches are made. There is no sporting sanction, such as a points deduction.
The academy transfer ban is set to last for nine months and is in immediate effect. The ban only applie tso youth players previously registered with another Premier League or EFL club’s academy - not current players, international players or players who are registering on professional terms.
Chelsea are said to have shown ‘exceptional cooperation’ through the investigation, which was considered as ‘significant mitigating factors’ by the Premier League. A Chelsea statement read: “From the outset of this process, the club has treated these matters with the utmost seriousness, providing full cooperation to all relevant regulators.
“The club welcomes the recognition from the Premier League of its ‘exceptional cooperation’ and that ‘without those voluntary disclosures and the act of self-reporting, a number of the Premier League rule breaches may never have come to the attention of the league’.”
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