These days, Premier League clubs love little more than a loophole.

You suspect that in some departments – the accountants and legal teams spring to mind – clever gaps and fissures discovered in the rules issued by the Premier League and Football Association are celebrated more than any 30-yard volley or 20-pass move resulting in a goal.

And, well, if we are not careful, there is a giant loophole forming like a tsunami some way in the distance.

Its inception is the tricky moral and sporting decision that is required around the 74 charges issued by the FA against Chelsea.

Chelsea have, quite rightly, made a great deal of noise about their conduct in the whole process.

The breaches were spotted during financial due diligence around the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital takeover in 2023 befor

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