The Chelsea transfer ban is lifted and can make transfers in the January transfer window after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended their FIFA-imposed transfer ban.
FIFA banned Chelsea from making any transfers for the next two transfer windows after they were found guilty of trying to persuade Gael Kakuta’s to illegally breach his contract with French club Lens.
Chelsea appealed to CAS that the punishment was to severe for the case and that the transfer ban should be lifted (‘stayed’) until the case had been dealt with.
CAS said on this issue: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport has granted the request for a stay filed by Chelsea Football Club Ltd and Mr Gael Kakuta in relation to the decision taken by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber
“The FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber imposed, inter alia, a restriction of four months’ ineligibility on Mr Gael Kakuta, and Chelsea Football Club Ltd was banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for the next two complete, consecutive registration periods. Such sanctions are now stayed until the CAS renders its final decision in this matter.”
CAS are not expected to hear the case until the new year, which should leave Chelsea free to buy and sell as normal in January.
