London, England – As e be like say Chelsea and Aston Villa no sabi how money dey waka, dem don collect serious fines from UEFA wey go make dem sit-up. Dem fine Chelsea €31 million (that one na about £26.7 million) while Aston Villa get dem own €11 million (£9.5 million) for breaking financial rules wey dem no suppose touch with stick. Wetin dem do nah serious matter o!
Dis news land as UEFA announce fine on Friday as part of their disciplinary measures for clubs wey dey under monitoring for 2024-25 season. Chelsea dey smile for their own fine because dem fit carry load of €91 million if dem no gree follow dem rules within the next four years. As for Villa, dem don put their hand for fire too, with potential €26 million ahead if dem no behave well.
The fines dey split into two parts: one for not comlying with football earnings rule and another for their squad cost rule. Chelsea dey owe €20 million for their earnings wahala and an extra €11 million for bending squad cost rules, while Villa dey owe dem €5 million and €6 million respectively. No be small matter!
Meanwhile, UEFA no dey joke as dem also fine Barcelona €15 million along with Lyon (€12.5 million), Besiktas (€900,000), Panathinaikos (€400,000) and Hajduk Split (€300,000). Dem say football clubs gats mind their money matter well-well or else dem go chop fines like Chelsea and Villa.
Na because of dem financial wahala, Chelsea and Villa don go sell their women’s teams to their parent companies. Chelsea sell dem own to Blueco for about €235 million to balance their books, while Villa follow suit after their own transaction. But dem no know say UEFA no go count that money as asset. E mean say dem don put rope for their own neck this time.
UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) na dem dey on top this strict monitoring matter as dem sabi say the squad cost rules dey pressure clubs like Villa. As per insiders wey no wan show face, dem dey hopeful say dem fit still perform well even with the fines hovering like ghost.
Dem owners of Chelsea, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, don talk say dem dey ok with the outcome and dem even dey look forward to settling this matter fast-fast. Dem statement show say dem don dey open ground to work with UEFA to show wetin dey happen with dem finances. At least, no be everybody dey vex for dis matter, right?
But e no stop there o. If dem for any reason figure fine things no go better for Chelsea, dem fit chop additional €60 million (that one na about £51.2 million) if dem no correct wetin dey ground within the next four years. As for Villa, dem dey face additional €15 million if dem no adjust dem financial behaviors.
So, as e be now, Chelsea be like person wey dey carry heavy load on top their head. Dem go need do some quick selling and managing before dem fit sign new players again. Na wetin fit happen if dem no fit manage dem finances well for transfer window wey dey come.
At the end of the day, it be like say dem clubs don land for serious wahala just because dem no fit hold dem finances well. Hope say dem go learn lesson before e too late. Dem get chance to turn around their story for financial betterment, but if dem fail this time, na them go face serious repercussions.
