Aston Villa have been revealed to have just hours before they face a 10-point deduction for the 2024-25 season, with Douglas Luiz set to join Juventus just in time to save themselves.
Even as they celebrate Champions League football in May, Villa officials know they are in a race against time to bring the club into compliance with Premier League financial rules by June 30.
They agree to sell Luiz to Juventus in May but has little time left once the deal done. Rather than pay the full price, Juve were keen to include two young players in the deal in exchange, which eventually ended up being Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenacia.
“We find ourselves in a situation where we have to make a huge profit to avoid breaching PSR rules,” said Villa director of football Damian Vidagani.
“It’s a huge challenge,”
“Everyone is cheering and celebrating being in the Champions League, but Monchi (Villa’s chief trading officer) and I were at the party thinking about how we can avoid a points deduction that could ruin the season. There was a ticking time bomb and we were there to cut the cables. We came to the last second with this problem.”
“Normally, the period from May 20 to June 30 is สมัคร ufabet a holiday for everyone in the football world, but for us it is a difficult period. It is not just about selling players that will make you profit. At the same time, you have to sell players that (manager) Unai Emery believes are not important for the team.”