Wolves will be among the Premier League teams keeping a close eye on Chelsea after reports suggesting the club could be hit with points deduction over alleged breaches of financial rules.

Chelsea could face more questions about their prolonged success when Roman Abramovich was owner after documents appeared to show a “string of payments” that breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, according to a report by The Guardian. An investigation by newspaper and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found files related to a series of payments, spread out over a decade and worth tens of millions.

Payments were supposedly routed ‘through offshore vehicles’ belonging to Abramovich, who left under a cloud after he was sanctioned by the UK Government after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. These were said to be for Chelsea’s benefit questioning whether the governing bodies were made aware.

Two months prior to these deals, Abramovich’s company Leiston Holdings paid two separate companies for their “services related to football, including scouting and other advice” – which The Guardian believes could lead to a breach of FFP regulations for which Chelsea could be charged.

It comes after new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly voluntarily reported “incomplete financial information” from the Abramovich era to the FA. Price of Football Podcast host Kieran Maguire said: “If there is proof that the club has used third party transactions to circumvent the profitability and sustainability rules then sanctions would be either financial or a points deduction