EPL: Chelsea handed suspended transfer window ban, £10m fine

The Football Association, FG, has confirmed that Chelsea have been fined £10 million and given a suspended two-window transfer ban by an independent appeal board.

This punishment is due to the Premier League club admitting breaches of Football Association agent rules.

This relates to secret payments to agents when Roman Abramovich was owner.

The FA charged Chelsea with 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 after the club’s current owners self-reported the misconduct upon their purchase of the club in May 2022.

The transfers which raised potential concerns during the takeover process, are believed to include deals for players such as Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto’o and Willian.

An earlier independent commission had imposed a suspended six-point deduction, which was set aside and the suspended transfer ban imposed in its place.