Chelsea have been fined $13.4 million and handed a one-year transfer ban suspended for two years. The sanctions relate to undisclosed payments Chelsea made to agents and other individuals between 2011 and 2018, when Roman Abramovich was owner.
Chelsea have also been given a nine-month academy transfer ban with immediate effect relating to the club's registration of youth players between 2019 and 2022. The transactions came to light during the due diligence process when the new American owners bought the club in 2022. They self-reported the irregularities to the Premier League, the FA and UEFA.
The Premier League's report named a number of transfers related to the unregistered payments, including those of Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto'o, Willian, Ramires, David Luiz, Andre Schurrle and Nemanja Matic.
The Premier League says Chelsea's "proactive self-reporting" and "exceptional co-operation" throughout the investigation acted as significant mitigating factors. Chelsea will be able to sign players in future transfer windows if no further breaches occur.
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