Chelsea are in talks with UEFA after the European governing body ruled against allowing the club to use the sale of their women’s team to a sister company for £200million in their profit margins.
UEFA’s rules on associated party transactions are notoriously stricter than the Premier League’s and without that considerable slice of income, the Blues are potentially in trouble for breaching financial limitations.
Sources have confirmed Chelsea are now in dialogue with UEFA, with a fine believed to be the likeliest outcome as opposed to a ban from European football. Neither the club nor the governing body commented publicly on the story when contacted yesterday.