Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aston Villa have been fined by Uefa for the second successive season
ByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondent- Published9 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.
