Aston Villa have been handed a fine of 22.5 million euros (£19.4m) by Uefa after the governing body ruled the club committed a "significant breach" of its squad-cost rule for 2025. The club will also face restrictions on registering new players for the UEFA Champions League next season.

Of that total, 15 million euros (£12.9m) is suspended and contingent on Villa substantially reducing their squad-cost ratio by 2026. The penalty effectively extends a suspended punishment first issued last summer — in July 2025, Villa were fined 11 million euros (£9.5m), with a conditional 15 million euros (£12.9m) tied to compliance over a three-year window.

Three more Premier League clubs sanctioned

Villa are not alone. Uefa has issued financial penalties to three additional Premier League clubs for similar squad-cost violations.

Chelsea have been fined 3 million euros (£2.6m), of which 1 million euros (£861,000) is suspended. Nottingham Forest must pay 2.5 million euros (£2.2m), while Newcastle United face a fine of 3 million euros (£2.6m).

Newcastle United's situation carries additional weight. The Magpies have also reached a separate settlement with Uefa over an overspend relative to the football earnings threshold. That agreement carries a further fine of 10 million euros (£8.6m), of which 7 million euros (£6m) is suspended, subject to future compliance.

The sanctions underline Uefa's continued effort to enforce financial fair play across European football, with Premier League clubs — buoyed by record broadcast revenues — increasingly scrutinised for their spending levels.