Football London
Chelsea have been given an increase in spending on matchdays by the UK government after amendments on their licence were made this afternoon.
It was announced earlier this afternoon that Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as the Blues’ director following sanctions handed to him by the UK government on Thursday morning.
A statement from the Premier League read: “Following the imposition of sanctions by the UK Government, the Premier League Board has disqualified Roman Abramovich as a Director of Chelsea Football Club.”
Chelsea have been granted a licence following the sanctions imposed on Abramovich and the details have been released to the public.
Under section 4.7 of the new licence, Chelsea will be allowed to spend up to £900,000 when hosting matches at Stamford Bridge, with the previous amount being almost half of that at £500,000.
However, there is still a limit of £20,000 to spend on the Blues’ away matches. The question remains whether Chelsea will be able to fulfil their Champions League round of 16 second-leg against Lille next week…
