Chelsea have £150m buffer against fines from FA, say football finance experts

<p>Revelation may make points deduction or suspension from competition over Abramovich-era breaches more likely</p><p>Chelsea FC would be unaffected by any financial penalty for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/11/chelsea-74-charges-alleged-breaches-fa-agent-regulations">alleged breaches of Football Association (FA) rules</a> during the Roman Abramovich era, football finance experts have said, after corporate filings revealed its owners have a £150m cushion against the cost.</p><p>Clearlake, a consortium led by the US investor Todd Boehly, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/25/chelsea-todd-boehly-takeover-425bn-roman-abramovich-russia-ukraine">agreed to pay Abramovich £2.5bn for Chelsea in 2022</a>, shortly after the Russian oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government over his links to Vladimir Putin.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/04/chelsea-have-150m-buffer-against-fines-from-fa-say-football-finance-experts">Continue reading...</a>