{"id":115101,"date":"2023-10-31T11:13:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/31\/samuel-etoo-and-willian-transfers-under-premier-league-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T11:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:13:47","slug":"samuel-etoo-and-willian-transfers-under-premier-league-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/31\/samuel-etoo-and-willian-transfers-under-premier-league-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel Eto’o and Willian transfers under Premier League investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Samuel Eto’o and Willian joined Chelsea in the same week in August 2013
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Transfers involving Samuel Eto\u2019o and Willian in 2013 are part of a Premier League investigation into potential financial rule breaches by Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s owners say the allegations \u201cpre-date the current ownership\u201d and \u201cdo not relate to any individual who is presently at the club\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u00a0were fined \u00a38.6m by Uefa\u00a0in July for breaking Financial Fair Play rules as a result of \u201csubmitting incomplete financial information\u201d between 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n

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The breaches were reported by the new owners, the Clearlake group, after the club\u2019s sale in May 2022 and it is understood they also notified the Premier League at the same time.<\/p>\n

The league\u2019s investigation\u00a0was confirmed in August\u00a0and, as first reported by the Times, the signings of Cameroon striker Eto\u2019o and Brazil midfielder Willian are being looked at.<\/p>\n

Both players joined the club under the ownership of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who was in control of the club from 2003 to 2022. They both signed from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala.<\/p>\n

Abramovich sold Chelsea to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital last year.<\/p>\n

A Chelsea statement on Monday said: \u201cThese allegations pre-date the club\u2019s current ownership. They concern entities that were allegedly controlled by the club\u2019s former owner and do not relate to any individual who is presently at the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cChelsea FC\u2019s ownership group completed its purchase of the club on May 30, 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring a thorough due diligence process prior to completion of the purchase, the ownership group became aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions during the club\u2019s previous ownership.<\/p>\n

\u201cImmediately following the completion of the purchase, the club proactively self-reported these matters to all applicable football regulators.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn accordance with the club\u2019s ownership group\u2019s core principles of full compliance and transparency the club has proactively assisted the applicable regulators with their investigations and will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

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