Chelsea and Aston Villa have been fined by Uefa for breaching the European governing body's financial rules. The two clubs could be prevented from registering new players for Uefa competitions for the forthcoming season unless they have a positive transfer balance by the end of the summer transfer window.

UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) have found Chelsea guilty of breaching two major regulations. Firstly, they have breached the ‘football earnings rule’ in relation to when the club’s owners effectively sold two hotels they owned back to themselves to raise £76.5m in revenue.

Chelsea have been fined up to £78.5million for failing to comply with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules — and could face restrictions on registering new players to compete in the Champions League next season. The Blues must pay a minimum of £26.7m, plus up to £51.8m in conditional fees.