Chelsea can use takeover deal to reduce points deduction - Kieran Maguire
Chelsea can argue that their takeover and new ownership should considered as mitigating factors if they are given a points deduction.
That is the view of finance expert Kieran Maguire, who exclusively told Football Insider that the Blues have also helped their situation by self-reporting the issues.
The Blues are under investigation for alleged secret payments made during Roman Abramovich's ownership.
Reportedly, former Blues director Marina Granovskaia, who worked under Abramovich, could be questioned by an independent commission if Chelsea are charged with profit and sustainability breaches.
If found guilty, Chelsea could face a points deduction or even relegation from the Premier League.
As revealed by Football Insider, fans believe Chelsea will be expelled from the Premier League after a “huge” new financial revelation emerged.
Takeover could be key to Chelsea lowering points deduction - Kieran Maguire
Maguire explained that a change of ownership will not let Chelsea escape punishment but it could reduce the severity of any penalties.
"If Chelsea are charged, it will be the club that is punished and therefore the change of ownership is irrelevant," Maguire told Football Insider's Sean Fisher.
"Otherwise, clubs could get away with irresponsible behaviour by handing across the club to somebody else who would get a clean slate.
"It could, however, be used as mitigating factors to reduce the punishment and they also appear to have self-reported their potential breaches.
"We saw this with Birmingham City when they realised that they'd exceeded spending limits.
"As a result of that, they did get a mitigation in terms of the points deduction, which was applied to them - Chelsea’s new owners could do the same."
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