Club OK with UEFA's financial restrictions ahead of Euro challenge

VILLA are comfortable with the restrictions UEFA has placed on them as a result of breaching financial regulations.

- JOHN TOWNLEY

The club has been fined €5million for failing to comply with football earnings rules and an additional €6m for breaching squad cost rules (SCR). The football earnings period covers the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, while the SCR is assessed based on the 2024 calendar year.

Villa must meet financial targets and a final target imposed by UEFA which by 2028 will see them fully compliant with the football earnings rule, which permits losses of up to €60m over the three-year period.

Villa have also been warned they face a conditional fine of €5m per year for the next three years for any breach of a target which is less than €20m in excess of the agreed limits.

More importantly, the agreement also includes serious sporting sanctions if they were to breach the limits too much.

If Villa were to exceed any of their agreed financial targets by more than €20m, they would face a ban from the next UEFA competition for which they qualify.

Additionally, Villa may not register any new player on their UEFA List A for club competitions unless the transfer balance is positive.