- UEFA fined Chelsea for financial irregularities and squad cost breaches
- The Blues must raise £60 million through sales to register new players
- Delap, Joao Pedro, and Bynoe-Gittens remain unregistered for Champions League
Key Takeaways:
Chelsea needs £60 million in sales to register their new signings for the Champions League, according to The Times on Monday. Last week, UEFA fined the West London club for irregularities in revenue reporting and exceeding the squad cost cap.
Chelsea need to raise more than £60m in sales to be able to register their new signings for this season's Champions League.
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The Blues will not be able to add new players to their Champions League squad for the upcoming season unless they reach a positive financial balance. This means that all new spending must be covered by income from outgoing footballers. Bonuses from the Club World Cup or other types of payments cannot assist the club in this matter.
Chelsea still has not registered new signings Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. The club’s management may be forced to sell players worth at least £60 million in order to register all the mentioned footballers and meet UEFA’s requirement for a “positive balance.” Otherwise, the new additions to the Blues’ squad will not be eligible for registration.
Chelsea won the Europa Conference League last season and has now reached the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, where they face Fluminense later today.