According to insiders who spoke with Football Insider, money that Chelsea makes from the sale of their Cobham Training Ground will probably not be allowed under FIFA’s financial restrictions.
The Blues sold their training facility to its owners, seemingly circumventing the Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules.
According to financial analyst Stefan Borson, Chelsea tried to get around financial laws by selling their training facility in an internal business transaction.
The agreement is contingent upon a Fair Market Value analysis and is anticipated to close a £200 million deficit in Chelsea’s PSR estimates.
Although there are no rules in place in the Premier League to prevent Chelsea from finishing the purchase in order to balance their books, insiders have told Football Insider that the European Union would take a more aggressive stand.
Uefa might close the Chelsea training facility loophole.
FIFA has stricter financial rules than the Premier League; clubs are only permitted to lose a maximum of £51 million over three seasons in FIFA, as opposed to £105 million in the Premier League.
Although Mauricio Pochettino’s team is expected to have financial difficulties, they are expected to qualify for European competition the next season. Chelsea may be temporarily barred from all European tournaments the next season if they violate any of Uefa’s regulations.
Chelsea has already paid a punishment to Uefa for Financial Fair Play violations, but their current predicament is said to be comparable to Juventus’s before their competition ban last summer.