Aston Villa have been fined 22.5 million euros (£19.4 million) by UEFA for breaching financial sustainability regulations during the 2025-26 season. The fine is one of several handed down to Premier League clubs, including Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle United.
Details of the fine
Of the total fine, 15 million euros (£12.9 million) is suspended, contingent on Villa's continued compliance over a three-year period that began with an initial fine in July last year. Additionally, Villa will face a restriction on the registration of new players for next season's Champions League campaign.
Other Premier League clubs fined
Chelsea have been fined 3 million euros (£2.6 million), with 2 million euros (£1.7 million) suspended. Nottingham Forest must pay 2.5 million euros (£2.2 million), and Newcastle United 3 million euros (£2.6 million).
UEFA statement
A UEFA statement explained: “The CFCB (Club Financial Control Body) First Chamber found that Aston Villa FC (ENG), Chelsea FC (ENG), Newcastle United FC (ENG), Nottingham Forest FC (ENG), OGC Nice (FRA), RC Strasbourg (FRA), AEK Athens (GRE), ACF Fiorentina (ITA) and Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) breached the squad cost rule by reporting a squad cost ratio above 70% for the 2025 calendar year. As a result, each club was imposed a fine calculated in proportion to the percentage points above the defined limit and the size of the club’s squad cost excess. Clubs having committed a significant breach are also subject to a restriction on the registration of new players on their List A for the 2026/27 UEFA club competition season. Regarding Aston Villa FC and Chelsea FC, which had already been sanctioned in the previous season, the CFCB First Chamber took into consideration the improving trend in their squad cost ratio between 2024 and 2025 in line with projections submitted as part of their settlement agreement. As a result, part of the fine is conditional upon the clubs continuing to significantly decrease their squad cost ratio in 2026.”
