‘Newcastle to sell Tino Livramento to Man City after learning UEFA fate’
Newcastle look set to now be spurred into action in the transfer market after learning of the sanctions they are likely to face from UEFA next summer.
Both Chelsea and Aston Villa have received fines of €31m (£26.7m) and €11m (£9.5m) respectively after breaking UEFA’s financial rules [The Athletic].
The two Premier League teams avoided a sanction related to the league’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) in large part due to the sale of their respective women’s teams.
But the profit of those sales cannot be registered on their accounting books to be compliant with UEFA’s financial regulations, as both clubs sold the WSL teams to their parent companies, in essence, to themselves.
And thanks to the fines dished out to Villa and Chelsea, Newcastle have now learned the fate that awaits them.
Newcastle facing hefty fine after breaking UEFA rules
According to football finance expert Stefan Borson on X: “The Chelsea and Villa UEFA breaches/sanctions will impact a number of PL teams this Summer. Newcastle and Forest can now see what restrictions they will receive this time next year. Both will have breached the €60m (£51.8m) football earnings cap for the 3 years to 30 June 2025.”
Whilst the numbers are unclear just yet, the Magpies look set to once again have their summer transfer window overshadowed by financial regulations.
Newcastle sold Elliot Anderson to Forest and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton to avoid a PSR sanction last summer.
In the past three seasons, the Magpies made losses of £72.9m in 2022, £71.8m loss in 2023, and a loss of £11.1m in 2024 [The Athletic].
As Borson then pointed out, UEFA’s rules lack clarity in some departments, but Newcastle’s total losses of £155.8m in the past three years mean they are well on track to receive a sanction from the European governing body.
Tino Livramento sale could save Newcastle from further sanctions
Newcastle have breached the limits for the 2022-2024 period and will likely pay a fine next summer, but as outlined previously by The Athletic, the next steps should a club continue to fail their financial regulations, will be “sporting punishments”.
Those sporting punishments could be as dire as a ban from European football, something that would be disastrous in the long term for a club with ambitions of competing at the very top of both the Premier League and continental football.
In a bid to get ahead of the next three-year period and kickstart their summer window, the North Eastern club could be tempted to cash in on a big name player.
Strikers are irreplaceable in the current market, so Alexander Isak’s sale remains unlikely despite his massive value, but Newcastle could take advantage of Man City’s interest in Tino Livramento.
Pete O’Rourke told Football Insider exclusively the Magpies are reluctant to sell, but would be tempted if an “astronomical” offer arrived.
However, Newcastle have since seen what UEFA may have in store for them, and the club are struggling to get their summer business underway.
The sale of one of England’s best young full-backs would be unlikely to go down well with the Toon fanbase, but if it unlocks the ability to spend money on upgrades for the squad as a whole, whilst also helping the Magpies avoid further sanctions from UEFA, it may well be a necessary step the club have to take to bolster their long term ambitions.