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Chelsea and Man City could both be kicked out of the Premier League if they are found guilty of Financial Fair Play breaches, according to reports.
Nottingham Forest have become the latest club to be sanctioned by England’s top flight after an independent commission decided to award them four points for their own breaches of its profit and sustainability rules.
The Premier League claimed the club had exceeded their PSR threshold of £34.5m during the relevant period, with the club now falling to 18th in the relegation zone with 21 points. A call will likely follow.
This came after Everton were also punished with a points deduction for violations – initially to ten points before being reduced to six.
Today, City and Chelsea were warned they risk being kicked out of the top flight if they are found to have broken the regulations.
Chelsea and Man City have been warned they risk being kicked out of the Premier League if found guilty of financial violations.
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Manchester City are awaiting the outcome of 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League early last year, with a trial date set by bosses but yet to be officially confirmed.
Chelsea, meanwhile, have not been charged with financial violations, but there are fears the club could soon be punished after spending more than £1 billion since being bought by Todd Boehly in May 2022.
The sun highlighted a warning from three commission men who handed out a punishment to Forest that could cause problems for Man City and Chelsea.
Robert Glancy KC, Mark Hovell and Steve Holt wrote that the unlimited sanctions ranged “from a warning up to expulsion from the Premier League”.
They added in their 52-page document: “Where a breach of the PSR is ‘minor’, then it will be up to other committees to determine whether a points deduction is necessary, appropriate or proportionate.
“But if the offense is correctly characterized as ‘major,’ it may be that even a very severe sanction, such as expulsion, is more appropriate.”
Man City faces 115 charges for breaking FFP rules, while Chelsea have not been charged
Forest entered the relegation zone after being handed a four-point penalty for breaching the rules
Premier League CEO Richard Masters reiterated that a trial date for the Man City case had been set for January, but did not reveal when it would take place.
Mail Sport reported last year that the “trial of the century” was scheduled for late 2024, with a verdict not expected until at least summer 2025. City are accused of breaking 115 regulations over 14 seasons from 2009-10.
The accusations include claims over financial reporting and a lack of cooperation with a Premier League investigation opened in 2018. City deny any wrongdoing.
As for Chelsea, they have spread the costs slightly by using depreciation to pay fees over several years by giving players long contracts, but the Blues remain the biggest spenders in the top flight during this period.
Reports of The telegraph recently claimed that the Blues need to raise around £100 million in sales before the end of June to avoid being penalized.
Such is their delicate position, Mail Sport told last month how Chelsea bosses feared that sacking Mauricio Pochettino this season would cost around £10million and therefore put them at risk of exceeding spending rules.