Chelsea face the prospect of having to accept a relative bargain bid from Tottenham for midfielder Conor Gallagher amid concerns about meeting Premier League financial rules.
The English top flight’s profit and sustainability regulations have been a constant talking point this season, and Chelsea’s hefty pre-tax loss of £271.5m over the past three seasons’ worth of accounts could put them at risk of running afoul of the kind of sanctions Nottingham Forest and Everton have been investigated for in recent months.
