Chelsea points deduction: Controversial new deal lined up – sources
Chelsea are prepared to sell further real estate assets as their attempts to breach financial rules pave the way for yet more controversy, sources have told Football Insider.
The Blues are on the limit of their allowable losses under current financial rules after investing heavily in recent transfer windows.
However, they have avoided breaching profit and sustainability rules, and a potential points deduction, up to now by selling club assets to a sister company to balance their books.
Chelsea first appeared to have loopholed PSR by selling two hotels situated outside of Stamford Bridge for a combined £77million in 2022-23.
As revealed by Football Insider, the Premier League are still investigating Chelsea’s hotel deal to determine whether they were sold at a fair market value.
Finance expert Stefan Borson then revealed this month that Chelsea have again sold real estate assets in the form of their Cobham training ground.
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It is understood that the Londoners have sold one of the five parts of their training ground to BlueCo 22 Properties Limited.
With the sale of real estate assets currently allowed under Premier League regulations, sources have told Football Insider that Chelsea are prepared to sign off on similar deals to balance their finances.
There is a growing fear at Stamford Bridge that such deals could be prohibited when the Premier League transition from PSR to squad cost ratio rules in 2025-26.
On top of the remaining areas of the training ground, Chelsea also recently acquired the Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions site next to Stamford Bridge.
Any future real estate sales will also be subject to the Premier League’s fair market value assessment.
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