The Premier League is looking into Willian and Samuel Eto’o’s transactions as part of its investigation into suspected financial rule infractions by Chelsea.
According to Chelsea’s owners, the allegations “do not relate to any individual who is currently at the club” and “pre-date the current ownership.”
In July, Uefa penalized Chelsea £8.6 million for “submitting incomplete financial information” between 2012 and 2019, in violation of Financial Fair Play standards.
Todd Boehly and the Clearlake company apparently informed the Premier League of the aforementioned infraction after purchasing the club in May 2022.
According to the Times, the Premier League is looking into the moves of Willian of Brazil and Eto’o of Cameroon.
Remember that the two players joined Chelsea when the club was owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich (from 2003 to 2022).
Willian, who now plays for Premier League team Fulham, joined Chelsea in 2013 from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for a cost of €35.50 million.
In addition, Cameroon’s FA president, Samuel Eto’o, joined the West London club on a free transfer from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013.
While explaining the problem the club currently has with the Premier League, Chelsea said in a statement: “These allegations pre-date the club’s current ownership. They concern entities that were allegedly controlled by the club’s former owner and do not relate to any individual who is presently at the club.
“Chelsea FC’s ownership group completed its purchase of the club on May 30, 2022.
“During a thorough due diligence process before completion of the purchase, the ownership group became aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions during the club’s previous ownership.
“Immediately following the completion of the purchase, the club proactively self-reported these matters to all applicable football regulators.
“By the club’s ownership group’s core principles of full compliance and transparency, the club has proactively assisted the applicable regulators with their investigations and will continue to do so.”
