Chelsea were fined €31m, a figure that could rise to €91m if they do not sort out their finances.
It is likely that both clubs will face restrictions in the amount of players they can register for Uefa competitions.
It is understood that further sanctions include docking points in group stages of competitions or even banning them from entering Uefa competitions.
Both clubs passed the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules but were caught by Uefa’s regulations. As they both qualified for European competition – Chelsea the Champions League and Villa the Europa League – they must comply with Uefa limits.
For Premier League auditors, Chelsea were able to include the sale of the club’s women’s team to a company within the same ownership group – called BlueCo 22 MidCo Ltd – for £200m in their accounts, recording a pre-tax profit of £128.4m up to June 2024. Uefa, however, do not permit the practice.
Villa’s wage bill was £252m, against revenue of £257.7m, in the club’s accounts.
The clubs have to show Uefa how they plan to avoid breaching the regulations in future and how they will ensure they will not exceed the limits again.
The Premier League is set to introduce cost control ratio rules, aligning with Uefa, but clubs voted to delay the implementation until at least the start of the 2025-26 season during a shareholders meeting.
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