Thursday briefing: UEFA introduces new rules limiting spread of transfer costs over lengthy contracts

UEFA has introduced a regulation that will prevent European clubs from spreading a player's transfer fee over a period longer than five years, even if the player's initial contract spans a more extended duration. This move closes a loophole in UEFA's existing regulations.

Chelsea, among other clubs, has frequently utilised this approach by signing players to extended contracts, as seen with their recent eight-and-a-half-year contracts for Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk. The adva