Chelsea may be unable to register new players for the UEFA Champions League next season unless they sell firstUEFA has fined the Premier League giants a whopping £26.7 million for breaching its financial rulesSeveral Chelsea stars,

Newcastle United will be assessed under UEFA's football earnings rule this coming season in the Champions League

UEFA have confirmed that there will be a crucial rule change for next season's Champions League that will affect Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners reached the semi-final of the competition last term,

With around £140m having been spent already, Chelsea are at risk of not being able to register some new signings for their Champions League List A, unless they can settle the difference in funds. This could include Liam Delap, João Pedro, Dario Essugo, Mamadou Sarr, and Jamie Gittens.

Defender Bashir Humphreys and goalkeepers Kepa Arrizabalaga and Marcus Bettinelli have all departed for a combined sum of around £20m. That means Chelsea could need to recoup at least £90m to be certain of registering their summer signings.

Blues must raise more than £60m in sales to ensure new arrivals can play in Champions League next season as part of sanctions for breaching UEFA rules

While four clubs remain focused on the tail end of the 2024/25 season in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, attention has already turned to the new campaign in Europe. The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League officially begins todaywith the opening fixtures of the first qualifying round.

Chelsea may have pocketed nearly £60m from reaching the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, but that windfall does little to ease their ongoing issues with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.