Former Liverpool chief speaks out on Chelsea fine

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Chelsea have been fined £10 million and handed a suspended transfer ban. Image Credits: Imago Images Chelsea have been fined £10m and handed a suspended transfer ban after admitting to making £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third parties in transfers between 2011 and 2018.

Chelsea avoided a sporting sanction, such as a points deduction, due to what the Premier League described as “voluntary self-reporting” of historical breaches. Former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow believes the Premier League has been “way too generous” in punishing Chelsea over secret transfer payments.

While Everton and Nottingham Forest have received points deductions in recent years for breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), Chelsea avoided a sporting sanction despite what were described as “obvious and deliberate breaches” involving “deception and concealment” in financial matters. Chelsea Christian Purslow premier league