UEFA are reportedly set to introduce a new five-year limit on how long it will take clubs to pay a transfer fee after Chelsea found a loophole since the arrival of Todd Boehly.
The length of contracts being offered by the Stamford Bridge side to new signings is thought to have come as a shock to the rest of the Premier League, and now UEFA are said to be ready to clamp down.
Mykhailo Mudryk is the latest big-money signing to walk through the door in West London after a fee of £80 million was agreed while an eight-and-a-half year deal was signed.
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Due to their agreement, Chelsea will be able to spread this huge fee over the length of Mudryk's contract - resulting in £9.4 million paid a year to Shahktar Donetsk. This is a process called amortisation and is normal for football clubs. Meanwhile Benoit Badiashile and David Datro Fofana both signed six-and-a-half year deals after signing this month.
Chelsea have paid over £460m in transfer fees since the start of last summer, smashing records in the process.
However, as of summer 2023, The Times are reporting clubs will no longer be able to pay transfer fees over more than five-years after some sides reportedly became concerned over the actions of Chelsea.
Graham Potter's side will not be affected by UEFA’s new law with any of the signings they have currently made.
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