According to the claims made against Roman Abramovich, the former owner of Chelsea, the club’s recent success will “cast a shadow” over it and could ruin his reputation.
KIERAN Maguire, a finance expert, told Football Insider that the Blues could get the same kind of flak for Financial Fair Play charges as Manchester City.
Leaked Chelsea papers show secret payments worth tens of millions of pounds, according to The Guardian. These payments could be against the Premier League’s rules on money.
Roman Abramovich is said to have provided the money to people who deserved it, including Eden Hazard’s lawyer and a friend of former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
After admitting they sent “incomplete financial information” while Abramovich was in charge, Chelsea is already being looked into by the Premier League.
Chelsea could lose points like Everton did this week (10 points), or even more, if they are found guilty of violations. This could mean relegation from the Premier League, which would be terrible.
If the new claims are true, Maguire thinks they could cast a shadow over Chelsea’s success under Abramovich, similar to how 115 breaches have cast a shadow over Man City’s titles.
Harry Maguire told Sean Fisher of Football Insider, “Roman Abramovich didn’t like the idea of Manchester City becoming a rival, and he wasn’t too happy about Liverpool’s rise.”
While Antonio Conte was at the club, some of these claimed deals took place.Chelsea wanted to show that they were following Financial Fair Play rules, and if you want to get around the system, you either falsely report higher income or lower costs.People might think that Chelsea has hidden costs overseas if these papers are true.
It paid off for them because Conte led them to the Premier League title.Like the complaints of Man City, this could make their success look less impressive.
They might be breaking more than one set of rules, so we will have to wait to see what the Premier League and the FA say.
Another story is that Chelsea has their eyes set on Evan Ferguson as they try to use inside information to get a deal done.
