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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Aston Villa in talks with Uefa over deal after breach of squad cost rules

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins scores his team's first goal past Olympiakos's Konstantinos Tzolakis during the Europa Conference League 2023-24 semi-final first leg
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins scores against Olympiakos during the Europa Conference League 2023-24 semi-final first leg. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Uefa/Getty Images

Aston Villa have begun discussions with Uefa’s club financial control body (CFCB) over a financial settlement after being found in breach of the European governing body’s squad cost ratio rules (SCR) last season.

Under Uefa regulations clubs in European competition were required to keep spending on player wages and fees to 80% of revenue last season, a percentage that has dropped to 70% this season.

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