Chelsea should land 15-point deduction after breaking rules – Kieran Maguire
Chelsea should be facing a 15-point deduction if their £77million PSR loophole is rejected by the Premier League.
That is the view of finance expert Kieran Maguire, who exclusively told Football Insider that Everton and Nottingham Forest are right to be “furious” at regulations being broken.
Chelsea have appeared to avoid a breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules by selling two hotels to a sister company for a total of £76.5million.
Without the deal, the Londoners are at risk of breaching the regulations and facing a points deduction similar to Everton and Nottingham Forest.
As revealed by Football Insider, an investigation into Chelsea’s loophole is still ongoing with the Premier League yet to declare it “fair market value”.
Chelsea saved from 15-point deduction by £77m loophole
Maguire explained that the precedent set with Everton and Forest suggests that Chelsea should be facing a 15-point deduction this season.
“I think both Everton and Nottingham Forest are absolutely right to be furious at Chelsea,” Maguire told Football Insider’s Sean Fisher.
“Forest were £34.5million over the limit and Everton were £16.5 million over in 2022-23.
“It would appear that Chelsea are in the region of £70million over the limit.
“Given that it’s supposed to be one point for every £6.5million over the limit and three points for breaching the rules they should be looking at a 15-point deduction.
“If I was a fan or anybody connected with Everton or Forest, I’d be throwing my hands up in the air.“
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