A former Man City financial adviser has claimed Chelsea are set to breach Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits and insisted he expects the Blues to receive a significant punishment, which could include a hefty points deduction.
The Premier League's FFP regulations have come into focus over recent months, with Everton deducted 10 points back in November for breaking financial rules.
Last month, they were then charged again - alongside Nottingham Forest - for breaching top flight spending rules. Premier League clubs are allowed to lose £105m over a three-year rolling time frame, with the end of each accounting year coming on June 30.
Since Chelsea were taken over by a Todd Boehly-led consortium in May 2022, the Blues have spent more than £1billion in the transfer market as they've looked to revamp their squad.
They have slightly spread the cost by using amortization to pay the fees over lengthy deals for players, but are still the highest spenders in the top flight during that period.
And, Stefan Borson, who was previously an advisor for City, claimed he expects the Blues to receive repercussions for their heavy spending and insisted problems could be coming to Stamford Bridge.
'They've used the tricks of amortization,' he told talkSPORT. '(But) in my mind, there’s certainly trouble on the horizon and they'll certainly fail FFP for the current season.
'This is unless, and it seems to be very unlikely, by June 30, they sell well over £100m worth of players.
'But the window they can now do that, with the (January) window shutting is going to be very small.
'The season is going to finish and then we've got the Euros. So if you look at someone like Conor Gallagher, if Chelsea want to sell before June 30, they'll have to move very quickly.
'And again, likely buyers are going to know that Chelsea need to sell players.'
Borson also hinted Chelsea could be facing a stronger punishment than Everton, while the way their spending has come about could also have an impact.
He added: 'This breach Chelsea are lined up for is much bigger than Everton's breach.
'And most importantly from an aggravating perspective, they (Premier League) will consider it (a) deliberate (breach).
'Chelsea can't hide behind building a stadium or inadvertently breaching FFP. If they breach, when it comes to sanctions... well I think they will breach...
'The accounting period is not over yet, let's be fair to Chelsea but I have people telling me you sell Gallagher for £60m, Broja for £40m, James for £30m, whoever it is.
'But there's no buyers, there's no money in the game outside of the Premier League and the Premier League are not stupid.
'They're not going to bite on crazy prices for players they don't rate that highly when they know Chelsa are over barrel.'