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The Tweeter has already informed us about some Atalanta interest in Michy Batshuayi earlier this morning, and now he has an update on an incoming player. He appeared in a few friendlies for the youth team as a trial and eventually signed when he turned 18.A: This concerns article 18b, which relates to "third-party influence." Chelsea have been charged for this in the past, notably with Gael Kakuta and John Obi Mikel.

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Either way, there will be plenty of comings and goings, just like at Barcelona. Xavier Mbuyamba almost signed for the Blues last summer but was prevented from doing so by the transfer ban. ... Chelsea's transfer ban & a League Cup final preview; We will, however, continue to work with Fifa and Chelsea in a constructive manner to address the issues which are raised by this case. They know full well how long the appeals process is likely to take. FIFA rules state that they need to have the requisite paperwork, even though the football association, which not coincidentally has also been found to be in breach, have rather more relaxed rules, which is why they are likely to join Chelsea in their appeal.Instead, Chelsea paid to send him to a private boarding school. A: Easy there. That's what Barca did in the summer of 2014, splashing out nearly $200 million on You'd imagine it would be a busy summer for Chelsea anyway, given that A: Absolutely. "The FA has been told by Fifa that it must "address the situation" regarding the international transfer and registration of minors.A spokesperson for English football's governing body said it had "co-operated fully" with the investigations and had "raised some concerns" regarding Fifa's disciplinary processes.A statement said: "The FA intends to appeal against the decision. Assuming Chelsea appeal -- and why wouldn't they? "Chelsea acted in accordance with the relevant regulations and will shortly be submitting its appeal to Fifa. "We welcome the fact Fifa has accepted that there was no breach in relation to 63 of these players, but the club is extremely disappointed that Fifa has not accepted the club's submissions in relation to the remaining 29 players," said a statement from the Stamford Bridge club. Chelsea have been banned from signing players in the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to youth players, Fifa has announced.The ban, until the end of January 2020, does not prevent the release of players and will not apply to their women's and futsal teams.The Premier League club have said they will appeal against the decision.Chelsea have also been fined £460,000, while the Football Association (FA) has been fined £390,000.It comes following a Fifa investigation into Chelsea's signing of foreign under-18 players, including former striker Bertrand Traore.The world governing body says it found breaches in 29 cases out of 92 investigated. The Kylian Mbappe Liverpool 2020 decision that could impact Chelsea if transfer ban is lifted Chelsea best eleven and stats in 2027/28 (Image: Football Manager 2020/Sports Interactive) In February last year Chelsea were handed a transfer ban for two windows and fined, although both punishments were reduced on appeal with … For Chelsea to be hit with the ban this summer, they would need to exhaust all their appeals before the summer transfer window opens July 1, in a little over four months' time. That's the practice, which used to be legal until 2017 but no longer is, of entering into agreements with outside parties (usually agents) that influence how another club operates in employment and transfer-related matters.FIFA haven't gone into specifics on this, but such cases in the past might have involved players or their agents and family members being paid to breach their contracts. If the ban is upheld, they can appeal it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.