Chelsea will likely avoid a points deduction following the Premier League’s investigation into historic financial irregularities under Roman Abramovich’s ownership, according to The Telegraph.The

Chelsea look set to escape a points deduction over historic secret payments made under Roman Abramovich’s ownership.

CHELSEA are close to escaping a points deduction for the secret payments during the ownership of Roman Abramovich. The Stamford Bridge club paid an £8.6m fine to Uefa in 2023 when they confessed

Chelsea are currently engaged in discussions with the Premier League, as they seek to agree a financial settlement for payments made when Roman Abramovich was still owner of the club. The Blues would rather make the payment than face a points deduction.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are said to be 'confident' that an agreement made similar to the £8.6 million financial settlement made with UEFA in July 2023, when they handed over a fee for submitting incomplete financial information during the Roman Abramovich era.

Chelsea are reportedly locked in talks with the Premier League over paying a settlement to avoid a points deduction. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Chelsea are in talks with the Premier League over agreeing a financial settlement for payments relating to transfers made during the Roman Abramovich era. Sources familiar with the talks have told The Athletic that they are nearing a resolution,

Chelsea are reportedly in talks with the Premier League, in order to avoid a damning points' deduction, over a financial settlement to alleviate secret payments relating to transfers while under the ownership of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

When the entity now known as BlueCo won the bidding in Chelsea’s forced sale by Roman Abramovich in 2022, a deep-dive into the club’s accounts by the new ownership uncovered some “incomplete financial information” over certain transfers from the previous decade.