The way the payments that were being made were through ‘offshore vehicles’ that were owned by Abramovich.Ĭhelsea’s finances were already being looked at by the Premier League as part of an investigation covering the years from 2012 to 2019. Well respected newspaper The Guardian began an investigation looking into leaked files that reportedly contain evidence of secret payments that go up to tens of millions of pounds.
Chelsea is now the next club to be name dropped after alleged secret payments being made by former owner Roman Abramovich. ‘Financial fair play’ is a term that’s being heard of more often in football with the likes of Everton and Manchester City allegedly breaking the rules surrounding it.
