Chelsea and Aston Villa are among a host of European clubs to be hit with punishments by UEFA for breaching financial rules in 2024/25.The Blues have been fined €31 million (£27m), while Villa

Both clubs were found to have breached the European governing body's football earning rules and squad cost rules.

UEFA defines 'transfer balance' as the difference between cost savings from outgoing players and the new costs from incoming players at the time of the club’s List A submission. In simple terms, any spending to add players to Villa's UEFA List A squad must be offset by the income generated from player departures.