football-london reported that Chelsea's Champions League lineup met the standards and avoided huge fines. UEFA has confirmed that Chelsea's Champions League lineup has met financial requirements. Previously, Chelsea was fined more than £27 m...
football-london reported that Chelsea's Champions League lineup met the standards and avoided huge fines. UEFA has confirmed that Chelsea's Champions League lineup has met financial requirements.
Previously, Chelsea was fined more than £27 million for violating rules in the Europa League last season. If Chelsea fails to comply with UEFA's new rules, the fine could rise to more than £70 million. Chelsea need to make sure that their added player costs on the A-list are lower than those removed.
Noni Marduk, Kieran Desbury Hall and Nicholas Jackson all counted this figure, but Joao Felix, Renato Vega and Joelger Petrovic and others did not. Chelsea finally listed only 23 players on the A-list. According to UEFA rules, 25 A-list players can be selected in the group stage. An unlimited number of B-list players can be added later, which will allow Josh Archimpen, Terek George and Romeo Lavia to participate, although they were not initially listed. UEFA said in a statement: "The submitted roster meets the criteria of the settlement agreement and has been reviewed and approved before release." Chelsea's first Champions League match will be away against Bayern Munich less than two weeks later, when they face Jackson, who joined Bayern on a dramatic loan at the transfer deadline. Maresca will be able to use all of his new players in that game, and Faquento Bonanot, though he claimed to be looking forward to the Champions League at his debut, was not selected. Drapp, Estewan William, Dario Essugo, Andre Santos, Jorell Harto, Garnacho, João Pedro and Jamie Gittens were all added to the list.
If Chelsea advances, they can make three adjustments to the squad after the league phase ends in January. Clubs must spend cautiously at the end of the transfer window to balance sales and new players to meet UEFA's requirements. In early July this year, UEFA announced a settlement with Chelsea as Chelsea “reported that the team cost ratio in 2024 exceeded 80% (2024 transition threshold). UEFA added: "All clubs agree to limit the registration of new players on their A-list." Chelsea will also work to control the team cost ratio to avoid future problems. The response to UEFA sanctions at the time said: "The club worked closely with UEFA to provide transparently detailed financial reports, indicating that the club's financial performance is rising strongly."
