Chelsea investigated by Premier League over £30m transfer that left Liverpool frustrated

Liverpool will be keeping a watching eye on Premier League investigations into Manchester City and Everton for potential financial rule breaches for varying reasons.

With regards to City, it could impact their Premier League title win at the Reds’ expense in 2013/14, amongst others, with punishments affecting them in future seasons also possible. Meanwhile, when it comes to Everton, Kopites are also understandably conscious of the fate of their local rivals, amid suggestions of possible points deductions, and what it could mean for their ongoing stay in the English top-flight.

Yet, they are not the only cases that could be of interest to those of a Liverpool persuasion, with it confirmed back in August that the Premier League is also investigating potential financial rule breaches by Chelsea.

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The Times have since reported that the investigation is into secret transfer-related payments made by Chelsea during the Roman Abramovich era, which includes the scrutiny of financial transactions around the signings of Willian - who was a Liverpool transfer target at the time - and Samuel Eto’o in the summer of 2013.

The pair’s transfers to Stamford Bridge from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala were flagged up by Chelsea’s present owners, following the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium’s takeover of the club last year, with the Times reporting that financial records indicate that payments may have been made to “Russian entities” that were separate to any transfer fee.

They also claim that at least one alleged payment to a