Aston Villa ‘to pay substantial fine’ as UEFA talks underway
Aston Villa could be set for more financial trouble as they begin settlement talks after breaching a UEFA rule.
Unai Emery has transformed Villa, leading the West Midlands-based outfit to the UEFA Champions League last eight and FA Cup semi-final this season.
However, for all of Villa’s success on the pitch, they have experienced a lot of trouble in the boardroom in recent times and could soon find themselves in hot water with the Premier League.
Emery’s side are above the loss threshold of £105million over the past three seasons allowed by the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules, which means they are at risk of a breach.
However, it isn’t just domestically where Villa might find themselves in trouble.
Villa ‘could receive substantial fine’ after breaching UEFA rule
Sawiris and Edens could be forced to seal an “astronomical” rescue deal to avoid Aston Villa breaching the Premier League’s PSR rules.
However, when it comes to the trouble they are in with UEFA, it looks as though things might pan out differently.
| Aston Villa profit/loss | |
| 2022 | £400,000 profit |
| 2023 | £119.6million loss |
| 2024 | £85.4million loss |
As reported by The Guardian (11 April), Villa are discussing a settlement with UEFA’s club financial control body after breaching the European governing body’s squad cost ratio rules last season.
Last season, UEFA’s regulations meant that clubs playing in Europe were required to keep spending on player wages and fees to 80 per cent of revenue, with that percentage dropping to 70 per cent this season.
As a result, ex-Villa scout Bryan King – speaking exclusively to Villa News – has predicted that a substantial fine could be issued.
“It just seems to be another unnecessary regulation,” King said.
“Villa are running themselves and not getting into great debt. These kinds of fines and regulations from UEFA, I don’t understand the point. Knowing UEFA, this will be quite a hefty fine.
“I don’t want to put a sum on it. However, UEFA don’t like teams going against their regulations, as we’ve seen in the past. Therefore, it could be a substantial fine. I would’ve thought any fine would be somewhere between £500,000 and £1million.
“However, this is a needless regulation for me.”
NSWE need to avoid further financial trouble at Aston Villa
For all of Emery’s hard work at Villa, these off-field financial troubles continue to provide an unnecessary distraction.
Therefore, NSWE need to ensure that things are running smoothly behind the scenes to ensure that Emery and his players can do their jobs on the pitch.