{"id":1198,"date":"2023-01-24T12:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:02:54","slug":"uefa-to-close-chelsea-transfer-loophole-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/uefa-to-close-chelsea-transfer-loophole-media\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA to close Chelsea transfer loophole \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blues has spent vast sums of money since Roman Abramovich sold the Premier League club<\/strong><\/p>\n

UEFA is set to close a financial loophole exploited by Chelsea in recent months which has seen the Premier League giants spread the cost of their transfer spend over as many as eight seasons, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

European football\u2019s governing body has heeded complaints from several Premier League clubs that objected to Chelsea\u2019s eye-watering transfer spree, which has seen them spend more than \u00a3460 million ($566 million) since the summer transfer window opened in 2022.<\/p>\n

Chelsea, who are now operated by US businessman Todd Boehly, have largely bypassed Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations by using an accounting technique called amortization to spread transfer fees over extended periods \u2013 such as the eight years over which Mikhail Mudryk\u2019s transfer fee will be applied to Chelsea\u2019s books.<\/p>\n

Ukraine international Mudryk joined the club earlier this month for a potential fee of \u00a388 million ($108 million) from Shakhtar Donetsk on an eight-and-a-half-year contract.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea a fait signer des contrats de 7 et 8 ans sur ses nouveaux joueurs afin de r\u00e9duire le co\u00fbt des transferts sur la p\u00e9riode de reporting du FPF.
Face \u00e0 cette technique comptable, l’UEFA voudrait imposer d\u00e8s cet \u00e9t\u00e9 une dur\u00e9e maximum de 5 ans sur l’analyse des contrats https:\/\/t.co\/E5l9q1Q8JB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pierre Rondeau (@PierreR0ndeau) January 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FFP regulations state that clubs may only spend a certain percentage of their financial revenue on transfer fees \u2013 but this has been bypassed by Chelsea, who will account for the Mudryk transfer sum over the course of eight years at an average annual cost of around \u00a311 million ($13.5 million), a figure which falls well within the club\u2019s FFP requirements.<\/p>\n

However, it has been reported by the Daily Mail<\/a> that from next summer clubs will only be able to amortize transfer spend across a maximum of five years. Clubs, though, will continue to be able to offer contracts which extend for more than five years.<\/p>\n

Boehly, who is also the co-owner of the Major League Baseball franchise the LA Dodgers, has developed a reputation in the early days of his control of Chelsea for offering unusually lengthy contracts \u2013 mirroring similar measures which are commonplace in US sports.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea complete $110 million Ukrainian deal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In addition to Mudryk, other signings like Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana, David Datro Fofana and Benoit Badiashile have signed long contracts since joining Chelsea.<\/p>\n

The changes to be implemented by UEFA, though, will not come into effect until this summer at the earliest, meaning Chelsea will have until the end of the January transfer window to continue their spending.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s \u00a3460 million ($566 million) outlay under Boehly has shattered the previous Premier League spending record, which Manchester City set at \u00a3328 million ($403 million) in the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n

Their colossal spend shows no sign of stopping. Argentina\u2019s World Cup winning midfielder Enzo Fernandez remains linked to Chelsea in a potential deal which could cost in excess of \u00a3100 million ($123 million), while 19-year-old French defender Malo Gusto is also a target.<\/p>\n

Chelsea are currently languishing in tenth place in the Premier League standings, ten points off the Champions League places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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