Clubs can no longer spread fee across more than five yearsFernández and Mudryk on eight-and-a-half-year deals
Chelsea and other European clubs will no longer be able to spread a transfer fee across more than five years of a player’s initial contract after Uefa closed a loophole in its regulations.
Chelsea have signed a number of players on lengthy deals over the last two transfer windows, including handing eight-and-a-half-year contracts to Enzo Fernández and Mykhailo Mudryk in January.
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