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Ben Palmer

Mon 11 August 2025 17:09, UK

Chelsea will need to find a balance in their transfer business with the threat of further sanctions from UEFA looming.

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That is the view of football finance expert Dan Plumley, who told Football Insider exclusively that the Blues’ “scattergun approach” means there is plenty of business that still needs doing before the transfer window closes.

Enzo Maresca’s side have spent over £240million [transfermarkt] this summer on the likes of Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, and former Ajax wonderkid Jorrel Hato.

Chelsea received an £80m boost from winning the Club World Cup this summer, offsetting a sizeable proportion of their outlays.

Joao Pedro rejected Newcastle to join Chelsea this summer.

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At the same time, the Blues have received just over £200m through the sales of players like Noni Madueke to Arsenal and Joao Felix to Al-Nassr.

But after receiving a record-breaking fine from UEFA, the West London side will need to tread carefully with the deals they make between now and September.

This article contains exclusive comment from Dan Plumley, a football finance expert and senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.

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Not only did they receive a fine this summer, but Chelsea also received the threat of further sanctions should they continue to fall foul of UEFA’s financial regulations.

The punishment from the European governing body could be as severe as a ban from European competition.

Speaking to Football Insider exclusively, Plumley explained that further outgoings were likely despite recouping a significant amount of money already.

He said: “I think it’s always likely with Chelsea at the minute.

Noni Madueke joined Arsenal this summer.

“We know they’ve sorted a settlement and they paid the fine, but there is enough inference in there to suggest that they’re likely to maybe breach again, and they’ve already told UEFA about that.

“They’re already in dialogue with UEFA, which again, we don’t know the outcome of that and we don’t know the exact numbers.

Joao Felix joined Al-Nassr this summer.

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“But it’s absolutely still on the radar, so they have got work to do with UEFA, that’s pretty clear.

“However, they are still buying in the process, and they’ve won the Club World Cup, which has boosted the revenue line.

“But it’s still likely that they’ve got to shift a couple on as well, if nothing else, for the number of players that you don’t want sitting around doing nothing and on your payroll, because you can only register so many in competitions.

“It’s likely we’ll see a few out the door.”

UEFA are not the only governing body keeping a watchful eye on the West London club’s transfer dealings this summer.

Plumley told Football Insider that Chelsea will be “on FIFA’s radar” after selling Mathis Amougou and Ishe Samuels-Smith to Strasbourg.

Mathis Amougou left Chelsea after joining the club in the 2025 winter transfer window.
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