Chelsea, Man City Sent Relegation Warning By FFP Expert

Following Everton’s 10-point deduction, a Financial Fair Play FFP expert has predicted that Chelsea and Manchester City will be demoted.

The Premier League fined Everton 10 points for breaking FFP regulations, and if proven guilty, Manchester City’s previous legal advisor Stefan Borson thinks the precedent might result in relegations for both Chelsea and City.

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While City is being probed for 115 potential violations of Premier League financial regulations, Chelsea is being examined for payments made by previous owner Roman Abramovich.

Everton has promised to challenge the penalty, but the punishment they received sets an astounding precedent. One would have to assume both Chelsea and City would be relieved if that appeal were to succeed, but legal disputes are delaying both cases.

Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Borson said: “Without seeing the judgement, awarding -10 points for Everton feels harsh for a straightforward FFP breach to me. But reinforces that sanctions against City (if proven) and now Chelsea (if charged and admitted on the off-books payments) will be potentially relegation inducing.

“One thing is for sure, given the scale of this sporting sanction, Chelsea’s calculus (in my opinion) that they could breach PL P&S (profit and sustainability rules) and just take a fine as a cost of doing business, must be in urgent and immediate reconsideration. The January window may be interesting. Even in the best case, they can no longer rely on being able to convince an Independent Commission to accept their Covid and Sanctions allowances as exceptional adjustments (to the extent that was the plan).”

Everton have revealed their intention to appeal. City and Chelsea will have to play a waiting game as their respective investigations continue.