Chelsea's former owner inevitably investigated for involvement in 'suspicious money transactions'
There have been reports that Chelsea could be investigated due to payments related to former club owner Roman Abramovich.
The British BBC reported on the 16th (Korean time), 'Chelsea's former owner Abramovich used an offshore company to conduct transactions worth tens of millions of pounds with agents and employees. It was confirmed that this was for Chelsea's benefit. If there was no official report, it would be a violation of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.'
If a violation of Jaejoong's rules is recognized, not only will a fine be imposed, but points will be deducted. Previously, Manchester City was also indicted on more than 100 charges of violating financial regulations. Last May, Everton was referred to an independent committee by the EPL for violating regulations.
Both the Football Association (FA) and the English Premier League (EPL) are investigating potential breaches of financial rules by Chelsea.
Previously, Chelsea was fined 8.6 million pounds by UEFA in July for violating financial fair play rules due to 'submission of incomplete financial information' from 2012 to 2019. These violations were reported following the sale to current owner Todd Boely and private equity firm Clear Lake.
A Chelsea spokesman said: “The claims currently being made predate the ownership of the team by Todd Boelli and others. “It is based on documents that the team has not disclosed, and we are not related to any individual,” he refuted.
He said, “We have actively participated in the agency’s investigation in accordance with the team’s core principles of passing on regulations and transparency, and will continue to do so in the future.”
In addition, according to the media, the paper companies 'Pinoto Holdings' and 'Grossora Holdings', which Abramovich effectively owned through a series of paper companies, bought a total of 25% of the shares of the Russian advertising conglomerate 'Video International', 12.5% each, in 2003, causing controversy. It doesn't seem like this will cool down. https://www.totositeweb.top/