Aston Villa learn if points deduction is possible in new PSR update
Aston Villa will not be facing any points deduction from the Premier League, but will face a UEFA sanction.
A report from The Times states that all 20 members of the Premier League have avoided a breach of the PSR rules for the campaign starting in 2024.
That includes Aston Villa, who sold their women’s team to their own parent company, V Sports, back in June 2025 for approximately £55million.
Premier League clubs were required to submit their accounts for the previous season by the end of 2025, and by doing so, they have all been found to have compliued woth the rules that allow a loss of up to £105million over a three-year period.
However, while Villa have avoided any sanction from the Premier League, they are due to be sanctioned by UEFA.
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What sanction are Aston Villa set to face from UEFA?
The same report which clears the Villans of any PSR breaches also states that they are set to be hit with another fine by UEFA for breaching the squad cost rule.
Financial penalties are imposed on clubs that are spending more than 70 per cent of their revenue, which includes player wages, transfers and agent fees.
Villa were fined £9.5m last year, having breached two separate financial rules.
The first one saw them fined £4.3m for breaching the earnings limit, while the remaining amount was sanctioned as a result of their failure to comply with the squad cost rule.
Aston Villa are believed not to be in danger of breaching their initial settlement deal, which was agreed last year, which would have brought more severe sanctions.
What does this mean for Aston Villa’s summer transfer business?
Ultimately, it means that not a lot has changed.
And by that, it means that the Villans are likely to still have their hands tied behind their back when it comes to agreeing summer transfers.
Big money signings would again push them over the UEFA threshold, unless significant sales were made to subsidise the money spent.
Villa may look to restructure their wages, with more focus on performance-based incentives or bonuses, though that would still give them very little wiggle room when it comes to complying with UEFA rules.
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