Villa among four Premier League clubs fined by Uefa

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Aston Villa have been fined by Uefa for the second successive season By Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent Published 8 minutes ago Aston Villa have been fined 22.5m euros (£19.4m) by Uefa for a "significant breach" of its squad-cost rule for 2025. The Villans will also face a restriction on the registration of new players on their squad list for the Champions League next season. A large part of the fine - 15m euros (£12.9m) - is suspended, depending on the club continuing to significantly decrease their squad-cost ratio in 2026. In effect, this is a rollover of a suspended punishment handed to the club last summer. In July 2025, Villa were fined 11m euros (£9.5m), with a further 15m euros (£12.9m) conditional on compliance in a three-year period. Three other Premier League clubs have also been given financial penalties for breaching the squad-cost rule. Chelsea have been fined 3m euros (£2.6m), of which 1m euros (£861,000) is suspended. Nottingham Forest must pay 2.5m euros (£2.2m), with Newcastle United to pay 3m euros (£2.6m). The Magpies have also reached a settlement for an overspend in relation to Uefa's football earnings threshold, which means he club must pay a further fine of 10m euros (£8.6m). Of this, 7m euros (£6m) has been suspended pending future compliance. Related topics Football Aston Villa Chelsea Nottingham Forest Newcastle United More on this story Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Published 8 June