English giants Chelsea F.C. have been hit with a £10.75 million fine and a suspended transfer ban after investigators uncovered financial irregularities linked to the ownership era of Roman Abramovich.

The sanctions follow a lengthy investigation by the Premier League into undisclosed payments connected to several player transfers between 2011 and 2018.

League authorities confirmed the club also received a nine-month academy transfer ban. In addition, a one-year first-team transfer ban has been imposed but suspended for two years.

Investigators reportedly examined a number of payments made to offshore companies connected to transfer deals.

At least six of those transactions were flagged as suspicious during the probe.

The seven-figure payments were allegedly omitted from financial documents previously submitted by the club to football authorities.

Transfers believed to have been scrutinised include deals involving Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto’o, and Andreas Christensen.

The irregularities reportedly surfaced during the due-diligence process when a consortium led by Todd Boehly completed the takeover of the London club in 2022.

The new ownership later alerted the Football Association, the Premier League and UEFA after reviewing historic financial records.

Clubs competing in England and Europe are required to submit accurate financial reports to governing bodies annually as part of compliance checks linked to financial fair play regulations.

UEFA had earlier fined Chelsea £8.64 million in July 2023 after identifying incomplete financial reporting tied to the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

However, while UEFA’s five-year statute of limitations limited how far it could investigate, the Premier League faced no such restriction, allowing officials to examine transactions dating back more than a decade.