UEFA defines 'transfer balance' as the difference between cost savings from outgoing players and the new costs from incoming players at the time of the club’s List A submission. In simple terms, any spending to add players to Villa's UEFA List A squad must be offset by the income generated from player departures.

Chelsea and Aston Villa are among a host of European clubs to be hit with punishments by UEFA for breaching financial rules in 2024/25.The Blues have been fined €31 million (£27m), while Villa

Premier League duo of Chelsea and Aston Villa and Spanish giant, Barcelona, have been fined for failing to comply with financial regulations put in place by