Chelsea banned from making Transfers until 2020

Chelsea have been banned from making new signings until the summer of 2020.

Chelsea have been banned from making new signings until the summer of 2020.

The Premier League side have been sanctioned by FIFA for breaching the rules of signing players under the age of 18.

A disciplinary committee says the club made infringements in the case of 29 minor players.

FIFA have fined the club 400,000 pounds, while banning them from buying new players for the next two transfer windows.

The FA have also been fined 391,000 pounds sterling by football's governing body.

UPDATE:

Chelsea have released a statement in reply to the above

"Chelsea FC has today received a decision from the FIFA Disciplinary Committee concerning alleged breaches of the FIFA Regulations that relate to the international transfer of players under the age of 18. The decision imposes a transfer ban of two consecutive registration periods and a fine of 600k Swiss francs. Chelsea FC categorically refutes the findings of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and will therefore be appealing the decision. The club wishes to emphasise that it respects the important work undertaken by FIFA in relation to the protection of minors and has fully cooperated with FIFA throughout its investigation. Initially, Chelsea FC was charged under Articles 19.1 and 19.3 in relation to 92 players. We welcome the fact that FIFA has accepted that there was no breach in relation to 63 of these players, but the club is extremely disappointed that FIFA has not accepted the club’s submissions in relation to the remaining 29 players. Chelsea FC acted in accordance with the relevant regulations and will shortly be submitting its appeal to FIFA."