Chelsea are now in discussions with UEFA over a settlement and ‘sustainability plan’ after breaching financial limits.
In terms of the on the pitch, Chelsea are entering a crucial final stretch of the 2024/25 season.
The Blues squad are fighting for Champions League qualification as they look to hold onto fourth spot in the Premier League. On top of that, Enzo Maresca’s side are in the Conference League quarter-finals.
Like always at Stamford Bridge, there’s also plenty of drama away from the pitch as well.
Chelsea sold their women’s side to themselves last year to help comply with PSR rules. It now turns out that they’re in a bit of a sticky situation with the European governing body, though.
Chelsea in discussions with UEFA after breaching limits
The Times has explained that Chelsea have breached UEFA’s limits on financial losses for last season after they didn’t allow them to count the income from selling its women’s team to a sister company for £200m.
It is understood that the Blues are now in talks with UEFA over a settlement which is expected to involve a financial penalty and agreement to a spending plan for the next three campaigns. In addition, it may include the threat of stiffer sanctions such as exclusion from European competitions if they breach the limits again. Apparently, the outcome of the settlement should become public in mid-May.
The report adds that UEFA’s financial rules don’t permit clubs to declare income from selling assets to sister companies. Therefore, the Chelsea women’s sale to the sister company Blueco 22 Midco Ltd is invalid. Plus, they registered income of £76.5m from the sale of two hotels to another sister company in June 2023.
According to The Times’ report, clubs can lose a maximum of €200m (£170m) over three years, and Chelsea have a three-year loss of £358m without the incoming declared from related-party sales.
Even though Chelsea are discussing a settlement and ‘sustainability plan’, Blues owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake are ‘relaxed’ about the situation and maintaining good relations with UEFA. It may be reassuring for the fanbase to hear three other European clubs have also breached the rules.
For Chelsea’s supporters and players, they’ll just hope the off-field issues are resolved and it doesn’t impact them.
It’s certainly not been quiet since the Chelsea owners completed their takeover nearly three years ago.
Todd Boehly recently hinted at new stadium plans
While Chelsea’s immediate focus will now be on the crunch talks with UEFA to dig themselves out of a hole, the ownership certainly still remains very ambitious.
Speaking in March 2025, Boehly hinted at a new Chelsea stadium. He said: “Inside of London it is really complex. We have a lot of constituencies that we care about, certainly the Chelsea fan base is one. Long term I think we are going to be building something new and we will figure it out.”
First and foremost, Blues fans want to see the team on the pitch moving in the right direction and to return to the days of regularly winning silverware.
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