‘Aston Villa get PSR boost after £20m Chelsea deal agreed’
Aston Villa will be forced to make a significant sale over the coming weeks to avoid breaching the Premier League’s spending rules.
The West Midlands giants have faced profit and sustainability (PSR) issues over the past couple of years after spending close to the allowable losses limit.
Under the PSR rules, top-flight clubs are only permitted to lose £105million over a rolling three-year period.
Villa posted a club-record revenue in 2023-24 after their turnover increased from £217.7million in 2022-23 to £275.7million, while their losses fell from £119.6million to £85.4million.
Douglas Luiz, Tim Iroegbunam and Omari Kellyman all moved on before last year’s accounting deadline to help them avoid a spending breach.
Finance expert Stefan Borson told Football Insider Villa have a PSR shortfall again this season despite putting together another strong campaign.
Unai Emery’s side sit sixth in the Premier League table, while they made it through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
| Position | Team | Played | Points | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 36 | 83 | 46 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 36 | 68 | 33 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 23 |
| 4 | Man City | 36 | 65 | 24 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 36 | 63 | 19 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 36 | 63 | 7 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 62 | 12 |
Aston Villa exploring sale after Chelsea twist
Emiliano Martinez, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins have all been linked with exits over the past few weeks following Villa’s PSR uncertainty.
Villa are also exploring selling stakes in their women’s team to help them comply with the spending rules.
Chelsea sold their women’s team to owners BlueCo last summer for around £200million, helping them turn their previous £90million loss for 2022-23 into a £128million profit for last season.
In a new development, The Times reported on 14 May Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis star Serena Williams, has bought an eight per cent stake in Chelsea Women for £20million, valuing the club at around £245million.
Club chiefs are projecting the women’s team could be worth between £500million and £1billion over the next decade as the Women’s Super League continues to grow.
Aston Villa chiefs set to make women’s team claim
The Chelsea deal should provide Villa with a major boost in their bid to sell stakes in their women’s team.
While Chelsea Women are a bigger club and generate more revenue than Villa Women, they will be able to argue their side also has significant value.
Chelsea have now claimed six WSL titles in a row, with Villa finishing the latest campaign in sixth place after winning each of their final five games of the season.
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