Aston Villa hit with £19m Uefa fine | OneFootball

Aston Villa have been fined £19m for breaching Uefa financial rules last year, and will pay £6.3m up front.

UEFA said the case concerns the cost control rules, which cap 2025 spending on wages, transfer fees and agents at 70 per cent of revenue. It noted an improving trend in Villa’s squad cost ratio and made the suspension conditional on further reductions in 2026.

The total sanction of 22m euros is the second largest issued, behind Strasbourg, with two-thirds suspended.

It is Villa’s second Uefa penalty, following a £9.5m fine last summer for breaches of both cost control and football earnings rules.

Villa entered a three-year settlement agreement with Uefa last summer and have remained in close contact. They can avoid the remaining amount if they bring finances into line in 2026.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com